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Really they are not banned armies can use them if they want without any restriction but the weapons banned by the U.N are the Dum dum, Bacteological and chemical weapons(Gas,White phosforus.etc)
NATO countries are beginning to realise that wounding the enemy is more efficient than killing, as it snarls up the support servuces and affects morale. Phos grenades are still used by UK troops. Bio and chemical weapons are forbidden but one can assume that Porton Down retains them for both military and preventative uses
There are protocols set by the Geneva Conventions that ban some weaponry, such as the blinding laser, a weapon designed to inflict permanent loss of vision.
The following treaties are generally considered in effect for the entire world, and cover even those countries which have not signed or ratified them (and, thus, contain the types weaponry banned):
- The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
- Chemical Weapon Convention
- several of the Geneva Conventions
- Biological Weapon Convention
- The Geneva Protocol
- The Convention on Certain Weapons
There are several categories of weapons which are forbidden from use (note, that none of these treaties name specific weapons, only categories).
- Poisoned weapons
- Weapons which cause excessive pain or superfluous injury ( the modern definition here is those weapons which cause more injury than minimally required to incapacitate)
- Any weapon employed on or by a vessel, vehicle, or individual carrying the Red Cross or Red Crescent mark. (The Red Cross/Crescent is a universally protected sign, and no weapon may be used for any purpose either by something carrying that sign, or against one marked with the sign).
- Use of gases which cause asphyxiation or severe injury
- Bullets which cause excessive injury, especially those of an explosive or expanding nature (hollow-points).
- Any biological or chemical weapon
- Laser weapons intended to blind
- Weapons which produce fragments not detectable by X-rays
- Land mines which do no automatically self-destruct after a limited time period, or which are constructed of materials not detectable by normal methods (e.g. plastics)
Certain weapons which might be perceived to be covered under the above generalization are not usually considered banned, or are restricted according to their use.
Examples:
- Tear gas and similar gases which produce mild and temporary effects are generally not considered a Chemical weapon.
- Incendiary weapons (napalm, flamethrowers, thermite, white phosphorous, etc.) are not banned, but are banned in their use on or near civilians.
- Genetic weapons (those tailored to affect only certain peoples of a specific genetic makeup) are considered to be banned, though inferentially, under the Biological Weapons Convention.
- Use of weapons such as those made from Depleted Uranium which have a possible localized toxic side effect (i.e. incidental to the weapon's intended effect) are permitted.
In addition, the Ottawa Treaty (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction) bans all autonomousanti-personnel land mines of any sort. This will cover most of the world, though there are several major non-signatories (the USA, Russia, and China being major non-signatories). In addition, there has proved to be significant issues with the treaty, including unintended side-effects, which make it unlikely that such mines will indeed be banned in actual use for quite some time.
The new Convention on Cluster Munitions will take affect in 2010, and ban all cluster bombs and similar weapons which do not meet very strict requirements of size, ability to be detected, and other limits. This treaty currently has a limited number of signatories, though it is expected to grow slowly.
This site basically sums it up:
http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=67000
Hope this helps!
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Nuclear weapons have only been used in anger in the Second World War (WW2) - they were used against the Japan to bring the war to an end.
What three types of weapons were used during the cold war?
Nuclear weapons, Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons.
Which countries used nuclear weapons during the war?
The only country that has ever used nuclear weapons in any war was the US, at the end of WW2.
Conclusion of weapons used in World War I?
The weapons used in World War 1 will change the way that war is fought forever. How? By increasing the danger rate and the death toll.
Were nuclear weapons used in the Korean war?
No nuclear weapons were used in the korean war
Why where weapons used in World War 2?
It was a war.
How was the use of nuclear weapons involved in Korean war?
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The Cold War was a war where there is standoffs, but no weapons fired. Hot war is where weapons are used.
Why were nuclear weapons used?
war
How many weapons were used in the revolutionary war and what type of weapons were involeved?
seventy-two different weapons were involved in the revolutionary war.
Which country first used nuclear chemical for war?
Chemical weapons were first used in war by Germany in WW1.Nuclear weapons were first used in war by the US in WW2.
What war were nuclear weapons used in and why?
Nuclear weapons have only been used in anger in the Second World War (WW2) - they were used against the Japan to bring the war to an end.
Why do we use nuclear weapons in war?
Nuclear weapons is a rare sight, and used to protect soldiers in war.
What weapon was not used in the Vietnam war?
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What three types of weapons were used during the cold war?
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