The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) was opened for signature on 10 April 1972 and entered into force on 26 March 1975 with the United Kingdom, the United States and the former Soviet Union as the depositary governments. The Convention is to eliminate biological weapons and prohibit their development, production, stockpiling, acquisition and retention. It has 15 articles. The init...

The phenomenon of radicalization is investigated within a mixed population composed of core and sensitive subpopulations. The latest includes first to third generation immigrants. Respective ways of life may be partially incompatible. In case of a conflict core agents behave as inflexible about the issue. In contrast, sensitive agents can decide either to live peacefully adjusting their way of ...

Pacific, which is derived from the Latin pac, means peaceful. [...].

in december 1953, the us president, general dwight d. eisenhower delivered his “atoms for peace” speech at the united nations' general assembly, which called for the promotion of peaceful uses of nuclear energy under special international agency. this proposal became the starting point for creating the iaea in 1957 and adopting npt in 1968. the atoms for peace initiative established the pr...