Arms Limitation and Disarmament Agreements; Bilateral Agreements

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Since the inception of the United Nations, the combined efforts of Governments, at the multilateral and bilateral levels, have resulted in limited yet significant agreements on various arms limitation and disarmament measures. Multilateral instruments concluded so far are:

* The 1959 Antarctic Treaty, which provides for the demilitarization of Antarctica. It prohibits in the Antarctic region any measures of military nature, such as military manoeuvres, weapon tests, nuclear explosions, building of installations or disposal of radioactive wastes.

* The 1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water (Partial Test-Ban …