From AI to blockchain, emerging technologies are reshaping the landscape of WMD non-proliferation. This issue of the 1540 Compass explores how innovation can serve as both a challenge and a catalyst for stronger implementation of UNSCR 1540.
The 1540 Compass is an e-journal dedicated to advancing the objectives, awareness, and implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) (UNSCR 1540) and its successor resolutions. The journal aims to be a trusted source of knowledge, analysis, and dialogue for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and their means of delivery by non-State actors.
The fourth issue explores how rapid technological advances are reshaping the non-proliferation landscape. This theme focuses on the intersection of critical technologies and the objectives of UNSCR 1540, highlighting how advancements can both bolster and challenge efforts to prevent the proliferation of WMDs and their delivery systems by non-State actors.
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