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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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Open skies management and planning system (OSMAPS)
Military; Arms control
A mission planning computer system consisting of the Active Overflight System, Passive Overflight Module, Transportable Operational Planning System, and Operational Planning System used to plan ...
On-site inspection (OSI)
Military; Arms control
Physical presence of inspectors at facilities subject to verification activities, and the exercise of inspector access to equipment, armaments, and structures housing them for the purposes of ...
Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC)
Military; Arms control
OSCC is the international forum established to oversee and facilitate the provisional application and implementation of the Open Skies regime and for handling any compliance issues.
Open skies airfield (OSA)
Military; Arms control
An airfield designated by the observed Party as a point where an observation flight may commence or terminate. An Open Skies airfield may be a point of entry or a point of exit, or it may be a ...
On-site inspection directorate (OS)
Military; Arms control
The directorate within defence Threat Reduction Agency responsible for on-site inspection assistance.
United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM)
Military; Arms control
Commission established pursuant to United Nations Security Council resolution 687 of April 3, 1991, following the defeat of Iraq in the Persian Gulf War, to carry out immediate on-site inspections of ...
Vulnerability assessment
Military; Arms control
An arms control vulnerability assessment conducted by a team of arms control security experts with specialised backgrounds to evaluate a facility, site, weapons systems, technology, operation, or ...
