arms agreement

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• Arms control — is an umbrella term for restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction. Arms control is typically exercised through the use of diplomacy which seeks to… …   Wikipedia

• agreement — a‧gree‧ment [əˈgriːmənt] noun [countable] 1. an arrangement or promise to do something, made by two or more people or organizations: • Under the agreement, the company will distribute our products in North America. • What happens if the warring… …   Financial and business terms

• Arms Length Management Organisation — Arms Length Management Organisations or arm s length management organisations (ALMOs) are UK not for profit companies set up by a local authorities primarily to manage and improve all or part of their housing stock. Ownership of the housing stock …   Wikipedia

• arms control — 1. any plan, treaty, or agreement to limit the number, size, or type of weapons or armed forces of the participating nations. 2. the measures taken to limit the weapons systems or armed forces. * * * Limitation of the development, testing,… …   Universalium

• Arms industry — Workers assemble pistols at the John Inglis munitions plant, Canada, April 1944 The arms industry is a global industry and business which manufactures and sells weapons and military technology and equipment. It comprises government and commercial …   Wikipedia

• agreement — a|gree|ment W1S1 [əˈgri:mənt] n 1.) an arrangement or promise to do something, made by two or more people, companies, organizations etc ▪ a trade agreement agreement with ▪ Does your employer have an agreement with a union? agreement on ▪ an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control — Signed June 14, 1996, the Agreement on Sub Regional Arms Control limits the number of tanks, armored combat vehicles (ACVs), artillery, combat aircraft and attack helicopters that the parties to the agreement can possess. As part of the agreement …   Wikipedia

• agreement — noun 1 (C) an arrangement or promise to do something, made by two or more companies, governments, organizations etc: a trade agreement (+ on): an agreement on arms reduction | reach an agreement: What happens if the warring parties fail to reach… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• arms — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nuclear ▪ small ▪ fighters using small arms and home made grenades VERB + ARMS ▪ bear, carry …   Collocations dictionary

• arms control agreement — The written or unwritten embodiment of the acceptance of one or more arms control measures by two or more nations …   Military dictionary

• arms control — A concept that connotes: a. any plan, arrangement, or process, resting upon explicit or implicit international agreement, governing any aspect of the following: the numbers, types, and performance characteristics of weapon systems (including the… …   Military dictionary