Nuclear Weapons: basic legal resources
updated 25 Aug 2021

International Law
Selected Resources on Nuclear Weapons under International Law including:

• an overview of international law in relation to U.S. domestic law, and
• a discussion on the implementation of Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the legal basis for disarmament.
  

Treaties
Information on Key Treaties Relating to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons including:

• Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
• Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
• Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), and
• Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaties
  

The International Court of Justice
Information on the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (July 8, 1996).

U.S. Domestic Law
Relevant U.S. Military Law related to International Law including:

• U.S. Legal Restrictions on the Use of Nuclear Weapons

U.S. Policy
Current U.S. Nuclear Policies and Doctrines as Related to International Law including a discussion on:

• the 2002 Nuclear Posture Review