Conventional weapon
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A conventional weapon or conventional arm is a weapon that is not forbidden according to conventions, such as the Convention on Cluster Munitions or the Ottawa Treaty. Although the term 'conventional weapons' is primarily used to refer to explosive weapons the UN Convention on Conventional Weapons also includes controls on blinding laser, incendiary weapons and cluster munitions.
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- The inverse of conventional weapons: ABC Weapons, NBC Weapons, CBRN, Weapons of mass destruction, land mines and cluster bombs.
- Explosive material
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These weapons such as guns, knives, planes, ships and tanks all have ordinary ammunition and impact. Many armed forces work with conventional weapons. They are generally allowed by the Geneva Conventions. These weapons are controllable or manageable in terms of their target.
