disarmaments
Military drawdown agreements
Disarmaments is the plural of disarmament—the reduction or elimination of military weapons and forces.
The word typically appears in diplomatic and political contexts: multilateral disarmaments, nuclear disarmaments.
Each instance refers to a specific act or agreement of reducing arms: The treaty mandated phased disarmaments over ten years.
Removal of atomic weapons
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
conventional forces · bilateral agreements · verification · inspections · SALT · START · nuclear freeze · defense cuts
Explosive missile components
- ICBMsIntercontinental nuclear weapons
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- uranium enrichmentRaising fissile isotope proportion
- centrifugesSpinning separation devices
nonproliferation · Hiroshima · fallout · deterrence · atomic · test ban · weapons-grade · silos
Formal discussion seeking agreement
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- accordsMutual agreements reached
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- multilateralismMulti-party international cooperation
Geneva · Vienna · UN resolutions · confidence-building · détente · rapprochement · diplomacy · peace talks
Prolonged East-West standoff
- ReaganAmerican presidential surname
- Cuban Missile Crisis1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
Gorbachev · Reykjavik · perestroika · glasnost · Berlin Wall · post-war · Versailles · interwar
Campaign advocating nonviolent resolution
- antinuclearOpposed to atomic energy
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- GreenpeaceEnvironmental activism organization
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
advocacy · demonstrations · grassroots · petitions · marches · civil society · Nobel Peace Prize · ban the bomb
denuclearization
Removal of atomic weapons
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
decommissioning · conventional forces · bilateral agreements · verification · inspections · SALT · START · nuclear freeze · defense cuts · ceasefire
warheads
Explosive missile components
- ICBMsIntercontinental nuclear weapons
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- uranium enrichmentRaising fissile isotope proportion
centrifuges · nonproliferation · Hiroshima · fallout · deterrence · atomic · test ban · weapons-grade · silos · submarine-launched
negotiations
Formal discussion seeking agreement
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- accordsMutual agreements reached
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
multilateralism · Geneva · Vienna · UN resolutions · confidence-building · détente · rapprochement · diplomacy · peace talks · ratification
Cold War
Prolonged East-West standoff
- ReaganAmerican presidential surname
- Cuban Missile Crisis1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
Gorbachev · superpower · Reykjavik · perestroika · glasnost · Berlin Wall · post-war · Versailles · interwar · League of Nations
peace movement
Campaign advocating nonviolent resolution
- antinuclearOpposed to atomic energy
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- GreenpeaceEnvironmental activism organization
pacifism · advocacy · demonstrations · grassroots · petitions · marches · civil society · Nobel Peace Prize · ban the bomb · conscientious objection
disarmamentsarmaments
Collective military weapons
rearmaments · militarization · arms races · nuclear proliferation · armings
disarmamentsmilitarization
Adapting for warfare purposes
remilitarization · war mobilization · military expansion · armament · mobilization
disarmamentswarmongering
Promoting or inciting warfare
saber-rattling · belligerence · militarism · hawkishness · aggression
- nuclear disarmamentReducing atomic weapon stockpiles
- disarmament treatyAgreement to reduce weapons
- disarmament talksDiplomacy to reduce weaponry
- global disarmamentWorldwide elimination of weapons
- disarmament agreementsPacts limiting military weapons