The effects of small arms and light weapons (SALW) trafficking has come under scrutiny in the past decade due to the amount of weapons U.S. SALW manufacturers are hemorrhaging overseas primarily because traceability, culpability, and transparency of information are difficult to come by. Small arms are for personal use and include, “pistols, rifles,... assault rifles and light machine guns.” Light weapons include “heavy machine guns,... portable antiaircraft guns, portable antitank guns,... and explosive
United Nations Disarmament Commission (UNDC) Topic Area A: Illicit arms trade The unregulated and uncontrolled trade of small and light weapons is a persisting problem all around the world. This trade creates chaos and encourages violence everywhere. Small arms are easy to obtain. They're light, easy to handle, and they are rather cheap too. Since these types of weapons are small, they are easy to hide and transport. Some small arms may not create massive problems worth noticing, but their massive
U.S. Policy on Libyan Chemical Weapons Proliferation Introduction A legacy of aggression exists between the United States and Libya which pervades every facet of U.S. foreign policy, particularly in the non-proliferation arena. The absolute distrust of Revolutionary Leader Colonel Mu'ammar Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi and his government expressed by U.S. officials has prompted the United States to play the role of policing non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, the so-called
Background Facts Part of many empires and republics in the past, Montenegro declared independence from former Yugoslavia to become a sovereign state on 3 June 2006. Montenegro classifies as a developed country on the Human Development Index and is a member of the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, and a founding member of the Union for the Mediterranean. It is an official candidate for membership in the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
where small arms and light weapons have been used to kill and injure people on an enormous scale. In the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive, firearms killed around 13,286 people and 26,819 people were injured in 2015, 1 as recently reported by the BBC in January 2016. However, this does not limit such issues only to the larger nations, but also to smaller nations in South East Asia, such as Sri Lanka. Over the past few years, Sri Lanka has seen a rise in the use of small arms and
engagement where issues relevant to maintaining security are addressed. All the same it has also been noted that Australia has a small weakness in its current position in the Security Council in that it has been used as a puppet by certain member nation especially in making security decisions. Compared to its other roles it has played in the Security Council that is just small loophole that should be closed. From the above illustrations, it is evident that Australia has all capabilities to meet the objectives
weapon so powerful that it could destroy a city in seconds and kill thousands on impact. This new type of weapon had a huge influence on country relationships, as well as national security. The spread/distribution of nuclear weapons, or nuclear proliferation, troubles world leaders and at the same time, ensures them. If a country were to acquire nuclear weapons, other nations would be concerned. However, if a country were to acquire nuclear weapons, they would feel safe from enemies. This idea can
fairly small amounts of matter. Nuclear weapons have greatly changed the way war is fought. Along with these more dominant weapons come ways to control and countermeasure such power. Nuclear weapons have changed the way the world thinks about war. The development of nuclear weapons started rather innocently as a physical wonder but has become a basis of constant fear among many nations. It is understandable how some countries believe that it is necessary to continue with nuclear proliferation. Basing
and stability. Nuclear weapons are defined as “explosive devices whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.” This power is both dangerous and unstable in the hands of small erratic countries. At this time treaties and laws between the United States and other countries exist in order to prevent a nuclear war. The Limited Test Ban treaty, otherwise known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty, was first signed in 1963 by the U
Illegal firearms have been a threat to several countries. Most militia and anti-government agencies engage in heated debates concerning the control of weapons. The ease of accessing arms has made the crises common and the tension between countries escalates the issue. The United Nations created the Arms Trade Treaty that aimed to control the use and access of conventional weapons. The former administration of President George W. Bush declined to sign the treaty for political reasons fearing losing
paper ... ...policy making have slowly eroded the rigid structure of state sovereignty. However the state still maintains a strong role in the international system and many areas still remain state-centric. Whether the state will continue to play a small role in the post-Westphalian era is yet to be discerned. What is certain is that the role of the state is slowly changing and may eventually lead to its demise. Works Cited Sasser, Erika N., Aseem Prakash, Benjamin Cashore and Graeme Auld, “Direct
leukaemia(CLL)is a common adult leukaemia that results from proliferation of neoplastic B- lymphocyte clones. The disease is most frequent in patients over the age of 60 and has a variable clinical course. A variety of genetic aberrations can drive the leukaemia and also initiate the transformation into high grade malignancy. Diagnosis of CLL is usually straight forward. Most cases are usually suspected by the presence of peripheral blood lymphocytosis of small mature lymphocytes with scant cytoplasm. Smear
more destructive than nuclear weapons. For forty years we lived with the threat of a nuclear holocaust that could wipe out a large part of humanity and other forms of life” (Barbour, 200). This technology increases the power of one nation, or a small group of nations, over other nations and nature. Corruption, a shadow of power, lurks around the corner where power is present. With the advancement of nuclear weapons technology, the chances of a “master race” wanting to dominate the world is not
that could strike time on a bell with its axe. This technology was virtually unheard of in the 13th century. By the 18th century, miniature automatons became more popular as toys for the very rich. They were made to look and move like humans or small animals. Automatons like "The Pretty Musician", built around 1890, were able to turn their head from side to side while playing an instrument with their hands and keeping time with their feet. However, it is literature where human kinds vivid imagination
Embryonic development is a remarkable process that requires carefully regulated cell proliferation, the formation of distinct cell lineases that adopt unique cell functions, and finally the concerted interaction between cell types to produce complex tissues. These events take place within the uterus of the mother after the conceptus implants, this feature demands that the conceptus composes additional events, beyond its own development, related to controlling maternal physiological functions, growth
Alli Craig Mr. Ruddy AP Language March 14, 2015 Growing Up In the Wrong Arms Africa as a continent for many years has been associated with the immoral use of child soldiers, in closer detail, South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia. Many people around the world are uncertain or totally obvious to child soldiers or in reality child slavery. Any person under 18 years of age who is part of any kind of regular or irregular armed forces or armed groups in any capacity is considered a child soldiers
In the past decade, the demand of performance from elite athletes has risen drastically. This demand brought about more injuries, in turn increasing the demand for quicker recovery times from surgery or from an acute injury in these top athletes. Doctors have discovered what they believe to be a helpful solution to the problem, Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections (PRP). These injections are to be administered directly into an athlete’s injured tendon. PRP is a process that essentially separates your
Should the military be allowed to utilize performance enhancers? When you see the words, ‘super soldier’, what comes to mind? Captain America or Iron Man? Most would say Captain America because of his dashing looks and the super serum that gave him his powers. However, those at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, would rather go with the more realistic iron man. “Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men”, said beautifully by General George S. Patton of the
REGENERATIVE THERAPY Regeneration is the process of renewal or restoration of a body, bodily part, or biological system after injury or as a normal process. [1] It is the process that makes genomes, cells, organisms flexible to natural changes that cause disturbance or damage. Every species is capable of regeneration, from bacteria to humans. Regeneration can be of two types- it can either be complete where the new tissue is the same as the lost tissue, or incomplete where the necrotic tissue comes
Arsenal August 5, 1945. A day that the entire world will remember, as it was the day that the first of two nuclear strikes against Japan ended World War Two. Although at the time “Fat Man” and “Little Boy” were the lesser of two evils, they started an arms race like the world has never seen. The Soviet Union, America, Great Britain, France, and later China, all started to produce nuclear weapons. The arsenals of these countries would soon number in the tens of thousands. Recently there have been pushes