Arms control

Arms control

The international restrictions on the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction. Arms control is usually exercised through international treaties and agreements that impose arms limitations among consenting parties.

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Perimeter

Military; Arms control

External boundary of the inspection site, defined by either geographic coordinates or description on a map.

Attack helicopter

Military; Arms control

As defined in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a combat helicopter equipped to employ anti-armor, air-to-ground, or air-to-air guided weapons and equipped with an integrated ...

Battle tank

Military; Arms control

As defined in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a self-propelled armoured fighting vehicle, capable of heavy firepower, primarily of a high muzzle velocity direct fire main gun ...

Armoured personnel carrier look-alike

Military; Arms control

As defined in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, an armoured vehicle based on the same chassis as, and externally similar to, an armoured personnel carrier, which does not have a ...

Artillery

Military; Arms control

As defined in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), large calibre systems capable of engaging ground targets by delivering primarily indirect fire. Large calibre artillery systems ...

Armoured infantry fighting vehicle look-alike

Military; Arms control

As defined in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, an armoured vehicle based on the same chassis as, and externally similar to, an armoured infantry fighting vehicle, which does not ...

Armoured personnel carrier (APC)

Military; Arms control

As defined in the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, an armoured combat vehicle designed and equipped to transport a combat infantry squad and which, as a rule, is armed with an ...