Conventional weapon
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A conventional weapon is a weapon that does not incorporate chemical, biological or nuclear payloads. The phrase is a retronym, invented to describe the arsenal that existed before the other categories of weapons were heavily researched in the 20th century, such as gunpowder-propelled weapons, such as a handgun.
There are several international treaties that deal with restrictions on conventional weapons.
- Hague Convention of 1899 - which restricts the use of Dum-dum bullets (declaration III).
- Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) - which controls weapons that create non-detectable fragments/shrapnel, landmines and booby traps, blinding lasers, incendiary bombs and explosive remnants of war.
- Ottawa Treaty on anti-personnel landmines.
[edit] See also
- The inverse of conventional weapons: ABC Weapons, NBC Weapons, CBRN and Weapons of mass destruction
- Explosive material
