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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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Arms control
Systematic verification
Military; Arms control
Chemical Weapons Convention term encompassing on-site inspection (including the continuous presence of inspectors) and monitoring with on-site instruments. Chemical weapons (CW) storage, production, ...
Technology transfer
Military; Arms control
The transfer of a category of information or materials deemed to be of critical military or economic importance. Technology transfer occurs in authorised (voluntary or purposeful) and unauthorised ...
Taxi option
Military; Arms control
Under the Treaty on Open Skies, a treaty provision that gives the observed Party the right to demand that its observation aircraft, along with its flight crew and sensors, be used to carry out an ...
Technical secretariat (TS)
Military; Arms control
Operational element of the organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons responsible for implementation. Maintains a list of accredited inspectors, defines inspection procedures, and schedules ...
Susceptibility
Military; Arms control
Arms control operations security process that determines whether or not a particular treaty provides or denies an inspection team access to a particular facility.
State party (SP)
Military; Arms control
State or nation legally bound by a treaty (or agreement) either through ratification or accession to the treaty.
Team chief (TC)
Military; Arms control
Head of an inspection or escort team under any treaty regime.
