Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

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noun

1. a United Nations agreement that came into force in 1983, seeking to curtail or ban the use of conventional weapons deemed excessively harmful or whose effects are too difficult to control or predict. Abbreviations: CCCW, CCW.

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Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

Russia is a signatory to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, which bans the use of incendiary weapons in civilian areas - that is, those designed to catch fire.

From BBC ● May 6, 2023

This year, for the first time, a majority of the 125 nations that belong to an agreement called the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, or C.C.W., said they wanted curbs on killer robots.

From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021

This year, for the first time, a majority of the 125 nations that belong to an agreement called the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons said they wanted curbs on killer robots.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2021