WMD Transformations: When Did an RPG become a WMD?

WMD Proliferation : An International Crime ? Viewpoint

WMD proliferation tends to be regarded as falling squarely in the domain of diplomatic/military affairs; rarely is a proliferation problem handled exclusively or even primarily as a law enforcement matter. This essay asserts that international law enforcement need not displace nonlegal responses to proliferation, but criminal law mechanisms should be available at maximum strength; their absence...

Germany and WMD Proliferation

Weapons of mass destruction, WMD.

PURPOSE Since the invasion into Iraq in 2003, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), have come to general notice; they include today chemical, biological, and atomic/nuclear weapons, (CW, BW, and AW). Radiological findings shall be described. MATERIAL AND METHODS X-ray findings of victims of WMD are described. From CW, own observations are reported. Examples of (possible) X-ray findings of victim...

World without WMD and without War

Contemporary world is faced with numerous threats and dangers. None of them can be solved by war, military action and economic sanctions. Neither disagreement nor conflicts can be solved by war. Humans are “eusocial” species (the technical term for displaying altruistic behaviour), like ants. Humans are cooperative and competitive, selfish and altruistic. Even if we accept that humans may have ...

When did medicines become essential?

Expanding access to essential medicines has become one of the most visible challenges of global health delivery. Only a half-century ago, however, the role of medicines in international public health was far less obvious. Indeed, the original 1946 Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) barely mentioned medicines. 1 How did access to drugs assume such a central role within global he...