atomic, biological and chemical weapons | ABC [Abbr.]

CBRN weapons | chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons | ABC-weapons | atomic, bacteriological and chemical weapons

Federal Commission for NBC-Protection (1) | Federal Committee for NBC Protection (2) [ COMNBC (3) | FCNBCP (4) ]

nuclear, biological and chemical | NBC [Abbr.]

International Atomic Energy Agency Safeguards: Observations on Lessons for Verifying a Chemical Weapons Convention

Health Aspects of Chemical and Biological Weapons

Chemical and Biological Weapons Working Group

B. whereas the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery represents a threat to international peace and security; whereas the DPRK withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 2003, has been conducting nuclear tests since 2006 and officially declared in 2009 that it had developed a nuclear weapon; whereas the pursuit of illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes constitutes a challenge to the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and risks aggravating regional tensions;

B. whereas the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery represents a threat to international peace and security; whereas the DPRK withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 2003, has been conducting nuclear tests since 2006 and officially declared in 2009 that it had developed a nuclear weapon; whereas the pursuit of illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes constitutes a challenge to the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and risks aggravating regional tensions;

whereas the manufacture, possession, acquisition, transport, supply or use of weapons and explosives or of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, as well as research into, and development of, biological and chemical weapons and instruction in the making or use of explosives, firearms or other weapons for illegal purposes is part of the EU definition of terrorism and training for terrorism as referred to in Council Framework Decisions 2002/475/JHA and 2008/919/JHA,

6. Supports the High-level Panel's call, as confirmed in the RSG, to grant to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) an increased role and reinforced means, including the strengthening of its verification authority, in the fight against nuclear proliferation and in preventing the use of atomic, biological and chemical (ABC) weapons; strongly supports the call for States to pledge full compliance with all articles of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and the Chemical ...[+++] Weapons Convention in order further to strengthen the multilateral framework for non-proliferation and disarmament, as well as the specific proposals in this area;