arms control

noun

1. any plan, treaty, or agreement to limit the number, size, or type of weapons or armed forces of the participating nations.

2. the measures taken to limit the weapons systems or armed forces.

Example Sentences

They agreed to the Limited Test Ban Treaty, the first nuclear arms control agreement, banning nuclear tests everywhere but underground.

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He upended arms control, directing historic unilateral cuts that the Soviets mimicked.

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Yamagami's trial is not expected to conclude until January, with the defendant denying charges relating to violation of arms control laws.

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Of at least 13 known tests, only two had partial success since 2016, according to an arms control campaign group.

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Internationalization’s failures foreshadowed the failures of arms control, which frequently founders on mistrust and a lack of effective verification.

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Related Words

• gun control 
• nonproliferation