arms-reduction agreement

См. также в других словарях:

• Strategic Arms Reduction Talks — (abbr START) talks between the US and the USSR to reduce the number of their nuclear weapons. Reductions were made after President Reagan and the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the INF Treaty in 1987 and President Bush and Gorbachev… …   Universalium

• (the) Strategic Arms Reduction Talks — the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks [the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks] (abbr START) talks between the US and the USSR to reduce the number of their nuclear weapons. Reductions were made after President Re …   Useful english dictionary

• reduction — [[t]rɪdʌ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ reductions 1) N COUNT: usu with supp When there is a reduction in something, it is made smaller. ...a future reduction in UK interest rates... Many companies have announced dramatic reductions in staff. Ant: increase 2) N …   English dictionary

• 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

• Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) — Negotiations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union aimed at reducing those countries nuclear arsenals and delivery systems. Two sets of negotiations (1982–83, 1985–91) concluded in an agreement signed by George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev that… …   Universalium

• 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 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 — 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