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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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Transparency
Military; Arms control
Measures taken by States Parties to lend confidence in treaty compliance as mandated under certain confidence and security-building treaties such as the Treaty on Conventional Arms Forces in Europe, ...
Treaty-limited equipment (TLE)
Military; Arms control
Battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, artillery, combat aircraft, and attack helicopters subject to numerical limits, are required to be inspected, eliminated, reduced, or destroyed under the ...
Telephone notification system
Military; Arms control
Under the Treaty on Open Skies, computer-based auto dialer system that transmits Passive Overflight Module (POM)-generated notifications via voice, fax, and pager directly to addresses listed on the ...
Treaty manager (TM)
Military; Arms control
Individuals in government services, agencies, activities, or commercial facilities with responsibilities generally associated with implementation and compliance of a particular arms control ...
Threshold
Military; Arms control
Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, a quantity level at which production, consumption, use, storage, import, or export of monitored chemicals are subject to verification activities.
Toxic chemical
Military; Arms control
Any chemical which through its chemical action on life processes can cause death, temporary incapacitation or permanent harm to humans or animals.
Transit flight
Military; Arms control
A flight of an observation or transport aircraft conducted by or on behalf of an observing Party over the territory of a third State Party en route to or from the territory of an observed Party.
