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This article challenges traditional interpretations of the 1868 Declaration of St Petersburg banning explosive bullets and the 1899 Hague Declaration forbidding expanding bullets as humanitarian agreements. A review of the legal terms of these arms control agreements and diplomatic correspondence provides evidence that Britain sought to harness advanced technology to overcome manpower deficiencies in imperial and European warfare. In 1868 Britain wanted to avoid restrictions on the employment of advanced technology in imperial wars, while at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899 a similar rationale was advanced to mask a desire to use advanced technology in European wars. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the author's speech at the symposium on disarmament and non-proliferation, hosted in Academy House, Dublin, Ireland in March 2014. Topics discussed include the role of Ireland in the negotiation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the Irish Defence Forces' role in Conventional Disarmament; and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The article reports on the author's speech at the symposium on disarmament and non-proliferation, hosted in Academy House, Dublin, Ireland in March 2014. Topics discussed include the humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons; the role of Ireland in conventional disarmament; and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The article reports on the author's speech at the symposium on disarmament and non-proliferation, hosted in Academy House, Dublin, Ireland in March 2014. Topics discussed include the Role of the Irish Defence Forces in Conventional Disarmament; the role of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; and possession, use and misuse of weapons.

The article reports on the author's speech at the symposium on disarmament and non-proliferation, hosted in Academy House, Dublin, Ireland in March 2014. Topics discussed include the purpose and the prescience of achievements in disarmament and non-proliferation; the role of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; and possession, use and misuse of weapons.

The article reports on the author's keynote address at the symposium on disarmament and non-proliferation, hosted in Academy House, Dublin, Ireland in March 2014. Topics discussed include the role of Ireland in establishing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; in forming the New Agenda Coalition; and in contributing to conventions such as those for chemical and biological weapons.

The article reports on the opening address at the symposium on disarmament and non-proliferation, hosted in Academy House, Dublin, Ireland in March 2014. Topics discussed include the "Irish Resolutions" at the United Nations that requested the General Assembly to study the implications of the dissemination of nuclear weapons; the slow pace of nuclear disarmament till now; and why the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has always been a treaty in jeopardy.