THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROLIFERATIONS OF CONVENTIONAL AND NON-CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS ON INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY
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International peace and security have recently come under serious danger from the spread of conventional and non-conventional weaponry. At the international and national levels, this has caught the attention of scholars and decision-makers. In order to better understand how the proliferation of conventional and non-conventional weaponry affects global peace and stability, this research seeks to look at these implications. This study made extensive use of secondary data from sources including books, journals, and the internet, and it used content analysis to analyse the data that had been collected. This showed that underdeveloped nations, have been thrown into chaos by the development of conventional and non-conventional weapons, and smaller states are now concerned for their existence. As a result, states that have never before had a propensity to create conventional and unconventional weapons are starting to do so. Thus, the proliferation of conventional and non-conventional weapons has been difficult to stop. Finally, International Atomic Agency should work with other pertinent national and international organisations to impose penalties on nations who disobey agreements on the spread of conventional and non-conventional weapons, if needed.
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