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States are unlikely to spend the time and effort required to negotiate and implement international multilateral arms control and disarmament agreements unless there are serious problems that require the use of such complex methods. Multilateral negotiations can take years to conclude, resulting in the need for extensive national implementation and ongoing multilateral engagement in order to assess the operation of the agreement and how it might need further elaboration.

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Dando, M. (2015). Neuroscience and CBW. In: Neuroscience and the Future of Chemical-Biological Weapons. Global Issues Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137381828_1

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