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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Detailed/draft facility agreement (DFA)

Military; Arms control

Agreement or arrangement between a State Party and the organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) technical secretariat relating to a specific facility subject to on-site inspection ...

Department of Commerce (DOC)

Military; Arms control

Executive Branch department of the Federal Government that promotes and administers domestic and foreign commerce. Also, lead agency for coordinating verification activities of commercial industrial ...

DTIRP Coordination Group (DCG)

Military; Arms control

Interagency group comprised of representatives from the military services, defence agencies, and United States government organisations involved with arms control activities. Also serves as a ...

Dual-purpose use chemical

Military; Arms control

Chemical which: 1) is produced for purposes not prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC); 2) may be stockpiled as a chemical weapon (CW); and 3) may pose a risk to the objectives of the ...

Exceptional access

Military; Arms control

Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, a method of limiting the access of an international inspection team by allowing only selected inspectors to view the interior of a building, room, vehicle, or ...

Discrete organic chemical (DOC)

Military; Arms control

Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, any chemical belonging to the class of chemical compounds consisting of all compounds of carbon except for its oxides, sulfides, and metal carbonates.