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Ratification

Declaration by which a nation formally accepts, with or without reservation, the content of an arms control treaty or agreement.

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ratification
Business services; Marketing

Confirmation of a prior act that may not have been authorized but to which the principal agrees to be bound is called ratification.

ratification
Military; Arms control

Declaration by which a nation formally accepts, with or without reservation, the content of an arms control treaty or agreement.

ratification
Politics; Political Science

The formal adoption of a treaty by a state, by a vote of its legislators. For example, the GATT treaty had to be ratified by the Senate before it became binding on the U.S. The ...

ratification
Government; Government & politics

Process by which people or legislatures express their official approval of a proposed document or plan. Amendments to the US Constitution cannot become part of the Constitution ...

ratification
Law; General law

Confirmation and acceptance of a previous act done by you or by another person. For example, when the president signs a treaty, the Senate must ratify it (make it valid from the ...

treaty ratification
Government; Government & politics

Power given to the Senate to accept or reject treaties made by the President. A two-thirds majority is needed to ratify a treaty, as stated by the Constitution in Article II, ...

active mission for the United States
Military; Arms control

When the United States is the observing State Party on an Open Skies mission over the territory of another State Party to the Treaty on Open Skies. The mission may be flown in the ...

active overflight system (AOS)
Military; Arms control

Mission planning computer system used in conjunction with the Transportable Operational Planning System for planning Treaty on Open Skies missions.

active quota
Military; Arms control

Under the Open Skies Treaty, the number of observation flights one State Party can conduct as the observing Party against the observed Party. A Party’s active quota may not exceed ...

advance team
Military; Arms control

A small number of arms control implementation specialists, including arms control security experts, under the auspices of the Lead Agency or Service component who deploy to a ...

affected site list (ASL)
Military; Arms control

List composed of organizations desiring to receive notifications only when their facility, programs, or operations could be impacted by an Open Skies observation mission.

after-action report (AAR)
Military; Arms control

Organized analysis of an exercise or activity. Includes summaries of information shared and lessons learned. May also occur after an inspection.

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