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

We should face the realities of the U.S. government’s role in fueling such ominous trends, in part by dismantling key arms control agreements.

From Salon

Historian Lawrence S. Wittner, author of “Confronting the Bomb,” warned in July that “Trump was far less interested in arms control and disarmament than in entering ― and winning ― a new nuclear arms race.”

From Los Angeles Times

In July this year, China suspended its nuclear arms control talks with Washington, in retaliation for the US' continued arms sales to Taiwan.

From BBC

The New York Times analyzed satellite imagery and photos, and spoke with nuclear weapons and arms control experts, to track the new construction, which started in March 2023.

From New York Times

American and Chinese diplomats plan to meet later this month to begin what amounts to the first, tentative arms control talks over the use of artificial intelligence.

From New York Times

Related Words

• gun control
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