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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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assessment/assistance/advance team (AT)
Military; Arms control
Group of individuals who travel to a site prior to inspection in order to help that particular facility prepare for inspection by a foreign inspection team.
attack helicopter
Military; Arms control
As defined in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a combat helicopter equipped to employ anti-armor, air-to-ground, or air-to-air guided weapons and equipped with an integrated ...
battle tank
Military; Arms control
As defined in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a self-propelled armored fighting vehicle, capable of heavy firepower, primarily of a high muzzle velocity direct fire main gun ...
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, ...
Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
Military; Arms control
International convention opened for signature April 10, 1972; entered into force March 26, 1975. Prohibits States Parties from developing, producing, stockpiling, acquiring, or retaining: 1) ...
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.
certification
Military; Arms control
United States technical equipment inspection and approval process for treatyspecified equipment designated for use in verification activities. Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, for example, the ...
