VERTIC’s National Implementation Measures (NIM) Programme is delighted to announce the update of its resource on Addressing misconceptions about biological and chemical weapons and related legal frameworks.

The resource addresses misconceptions about biological and chemical weapons and related legal frameworks that VERTIC staff have identified through interactions with states over 20 years’ work on these treaties, and from other sources such as the media. Each misconception is broken down into an explanation of the misconception and its implications, and how to address it. The misconceptions are then disproved through factual and legal discussions, supported by expert commentary.

The webpage, first developed in 2022, has been updated to disprove five new misconceptions about biological and chemical weapons and related international instruments. The updates are available in all UN languages and can be found here.