demilitarizing
Withdrawing armed forces
Demilitarizing is removing military forces, weapons, or fortifications from an area.
A demilitarized zone is territory where military presence is prohibited by agreement: The treaty called for demilitarizing the border region.
The term extends to reducing military influence over civilian institutions: demilitarizing the police force.
Removal of atomic weapons
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
- demobilizationEnding wartime military readiness
- disbandmentFormal termination of group
deactivation · verification · compliance · safeguards · IAEA
Binding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
protocol · summit · mediation · arbitration · ceasefire · truce · normalization · reconciliation
Preventing or ending conflict
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- peacebuildingEstablishing lasting harmony post-conflict
- post-conflictAfter armed struggle ends
Reducing workforce or scale
- phaseoutGradual discontinuation process
- drawdownReduction over time
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
Western German river region
- SinaiEgyptian peninsula, biblical peak
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
denuclearization
Removal of atomic weapons
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
- demobilizationEnding wartime military readiness
disbandment · deactivation · verification · compliance · safeguards · IAEA
treaty
Binding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
signatories · protocol · summit · mediation · arbitration · ceasefire · truce · normalization · reconciliation · dialogue
peacekeeping
Preventing or ending conflict
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- peacebuildingEstablishing lasting harmony post-conflict
downsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
Rhineland
Western German river region
- SinaiEgyptian peninsula, biblical peak
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
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Adding armed forces presence
arming · remilitarizing · militarising · weaponizing · fortifying
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