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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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, ...

transportable operational planning system (TOPS)

Military; Arms control

A portable computer used by Open Skies escort personnel to copy the foreign observers’ proposed mission plan and transit, via modem, to the Passive Overflight Module team at the Defense Threat ...

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 ...

treaty-limited equipment (TLE)

Military; Arms control

Battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, artillery, combat aircraft, and attack helicopters subject to numerical limits, are required to be inspected, eliminated, reduced, or destroyed under the Treaty ...

United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC)

Military; Arms control

Commission established pursuant to United Nations Security Council resolution 1284 of December 17, 1999, to replace and undertake the responsibilities mandated to the United Nations Special ...

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 ...

verification

Military; Arms control

Process of data declarations, on-site inspections, and imaging overflights to gather information to assess a treaty partner’s compliance with an arms control agreement.