COCOM

American  

[koh-kom] / ˈkoʊˌkɒm /

Or Cocom

noun

1. a nontreaty organization of the NATO nations except Iceland, and with the addition of Japan, that sets rules on exports of strategic goods to Communist countries: formed in 1949.

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Etymology

Origin of COCOM

Co(ordinating) Com(mittee)

Example Sentences

The goal is to allow products to move more freely within the walls of COCOM, even as those walls grow higher and harder for outsiders to breach.

From Time Magazine Archive

Almost everybody agrees that an important step is to simplify the mission of COCOM, which, in an effort to do too much, is letting too many important products slip through.

From Time Magazine Archive

Responsible for addressing these issues is COCOM, a kind of clearinghouse for strategic equipment.

From Time Magazine Archive