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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Bilateral Destruction Agreement (BDA)

Military; Arms control

Agreement between the United States of America and the Soviet Union on the Destruction and Non-Production of Chemical Weapons and on Measures to Facilitate the Multilateral Convention signed June 1, ...

Chemical weapons convention (CWC)

Military; Arms control

International convention opened for signature January 13, 1993; entered into force April 29, 1997. Prohibits States Parties from developing; producing; otherwise acquiring, stockpiling, or retaining ...

Chemical transfer facility (CTF)

Military; Arms control

Site at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area, Maryland, which contains a Single Small Scale Facility (a facility for production of Schedule 1 chemicals to be used for purposes not prohibited by ...

Challenge inspection

Military; Arms control

Under arms control agreements, a non-routine inspection, on short notice, of any facility in the territory or in any other place under the jurisdiction or control of a State Party requested by ...

Chemical weapons (CW)

Military; Arms control

Toxic chemicals and their precursors, munitions, and devices specifically designed to cause death or other harm through the toxic properties of those chemicals, and any equipment specifically ...

Blinding software

Military; Arms control

Software used with analytical equipment, which indicates only whether or not a sample contains a specific treaty-controlled chemical. Also known as blinder software.

Treaty on open skies

Military; Arms control

A multinational treaty signed in March 1992 and entered into force January 1, 2002, which establishes an aerial observation regime for the purpose of building confidence and increasing military ...