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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risk assessment

Military; Arms control

The process of evaluating potential security risks—based on analysis of an arms control event—to a facility, system, or operation. The risk assessment is designed to identify unrelated information or ...

routine inspection

Military; Arms control

Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, commonly employed unofficial term used to denote any inspection other than a challenge inspection.

sampling and analysis

Military; Arms control

Under arms control agreements, the process of collecting air, soil, effluent, and other materials and analysis to determine the presence or absence of treatyprohibited or monitored substances.

schedules of chemicals

Military; Arms control

Collectively refers to the three lists of toxic chemicals and precursor chemicals monitored under the Chemical Weapons Convention. The three lists are referred to individually as Schedule 1, Schedule ...

security countermeasures (SCM)

Military; Arms control

Devices and/or techniques used to protect national security, proprietary, or other critical information while fulfilling United States arms control treaty obligations.

self-monitoring

Military; Arms control

Monitoring by the inspected State Party of vehicles exiting the perimeter during a challenge inspection under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Must begin no later than 12 hours after the arrival of ...

sensor

Military; Arms control

Any equipment which detects, and may indicate and/or record objects and activities, by means of energy or particles emitted, reflected, or modified by objects. Under the Treaty on Open Skies, ...