Celebrating 50 Years of the Biological Weapons Convention : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Celebrating 50 Years of the Biological Weapons Convention / US Mission Geneva
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-改変禁止 2.1 |
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| 説明 | “This Sunday mark[ed] the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the BWC. For half a century, it has embodied our mutual belief that the use of biological or toxin weapons ‘would be repugnant to the conscience of mankind.’ In those fifty years, much has changed both in the life sciences and in the international security landscape, but the importance of the BWC’s prohibitions has not.” -U.S. Special Representative for the Biological Weapons Convention, Kenneth D. Ward The Biological Weapons ConventionThe Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) effectively prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons. It was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning an entire category of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The BWC is a key element in the international community’s efforts to address WMD proliferation and it has established a strong norm against biological weapons. The Convention has reached almost universal membership with 183 States Parties and four Signatory States. Biological weapons disseminate disease-causing organisms or toxins to harm or kill humans, animals or plants. They can be deadly and highly contagious. Diseases caused by such weapons would not confine themselves to national borders and could spread rapidly around the world. The consequences of the deliberate release of biological agents or toxins by state or non-state actors could be dramatic. In addition to the tragic loss of lives, such events could cause food shortages, environmental catastrophes, devastating economic loss, and widespread illness, fear and mistrust among the public.U.S. Mission Photo/Eric Bridiers |
| 撮影日 | 2022-04-06 18:27:56 |
| 撮影者 | US Mission Geneva |
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| カメラ | Canon EOS-1D X Mark II , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.01 sec (1/100) |
| 開放F値 | f/2.8 |
| 焦点距離 | 115 mm |