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Blinding laser weapons.

A Peters
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Abstract

At its October 1995 Review Conference, the Convention on Conventional Weapons added a protocol banning the use and transfer of blinding laser weapons. The background to, and significance and limitations of this ban are discussed.

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A Peters. Blinding laser weapons.. https://doi.org/10.1080/13623699608409267

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