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Geneva Protocol Global village A document prepared by the League of Nations during the 1925 Geneva Conference intended to ban chemical weapons. See Chemical Weapons, Ypres. Cf Geneva Convention. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So in 1925, most of the world's countries signed the Geneva Protocol, banning the use of chemical weapons. These bodies could likewise facilitate and encourage those States still with official reservations to the 1925 Geneva Protocol (3) prohibiting the use in war of chemical and biological weapons, such as retaining a "right" of retaliatory use of biological weapons, to withdraw them. In 1972, nearly half a century after the 1925 Geneva Protocol banned the use of biological weapons, international delegates began signing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), all international treaty that further bans their development and possession, except for "prophylactic, protective, or peaceful purposes. |
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