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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conference of states parties

Military; Arms control

The Conference of States Parties is the principal organ of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The Conference oversees Chemical Weapons Convention implementation, acts to ...

confidence- and security-building measures (csbm)

Military; Arms control

Activities such as notifications, exchanges of observers, prior notification of military movements, and visits by observers. Accompanied the activities of the Conference for Security and Cooperation ...

confidential business information (CBI)

Military; Arms control

Information considered sensitive or proprietary requiring protection from disclosure or exploitation.

confidentiality

Military; Arms control

Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, a “Confidentiality Annex” requires the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to collect only the minimum amount of information and data necessary ...

constitutional rights

Military; Arms control

Rights of persons (individuals or corporations) derived from the United States Constitution. Issues of constitutional rights may arise in connection with the implementation of the Chemical Weapons ...

continuous monitoring

Military; Arms control

Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, denotes the presence of inspectors at a specified facility (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) for the purpose of observing compliance verification activities.

Conventional Armaments and Equipment Subject to the Treaty

Military; Arms control

As defined in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, artillery, combat aircraft, primary trainer aircraft, unarmed trainer aircraft, combat ...