Consider the following statements regarding the Biological Weapons Convention BWC 1 It was the first...........

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Consider the following statements regarding the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC):

1. It was the first multilateral disarmament treaty to ban an entire class of weapons of mass destruction.

2. The treaty was negotiated in the shadow of World War II.

3. It prohibits the development, production, acquisition, and stockpiling of biological weapons.

4. The BWC includes stringent verification measures similar to those in nuclear weapon treaties.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

1, 3, and 4 only

1 and 3 only

2, 3, and 4 only

Statement 1 is correct: The BWC was indeed the first treaty to comprehensively ban an entire class of weapons of mass destruction.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The BWC was negotiated in the shadow of the Cold War, not World War II.

Statement 3 is correct: The BWC prohibits the development, production, acquisition, and stockpiling of biological weapons.

Statement 4 is incorrect: The BWC lacks formal verification measures, unlike nuclear weapons treaties.

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