As 3D-Printed Weapons Test Conventional-Arms Control, First Committee Calls for Stronger Tracing

Delegates in the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security concluded a thematic debate on conventional weapons today, noting the emerging impact of three‑dimensional printed arms on existing control frameworks.

The participants called for stronger safeguards against illicit arms transfers and diversion, binding global governance of autonomous weapons, and revised tracing measures to meet the challenges posed by 3D‑printed weapons.