global disarmament
Universal weapons elimination
Global disarmament is the reduction or elimination of military weapons across all nations, pursued through international treaties and agreements.
The term usually appears in discussions of nuclear weapons: The treaty was a step toward global disarmament.
Complete global disarmament remains aspirational—a goal invoked in diplomatic rhetoric more often than achieved in practice.
- nuclear non-proliferationRestricting atomic weapons spread
- nuclear freezeHalt on atomic weapons
- test banProhibition on nuclear trials
- peacebuildingEstablishing lasting harmony post-conflict
- anti-war movementsOrganized opposition to armed conflict
olive branch · peace dividend · missile silos · weapons inspectors · peace accords · humanitarian law · international law enforcement · Geneva Conventions · demilitarization · arms embargo · Hiroshima
global disarmamentarms race
Escalating weapons accumulation between nations
nuclear arms race · military buildup · remilitarization · militarism · war footing
global disarmamentnuclear proliferation
Weapons capability spreading internationally
global disarmamentmutually assured destruction
Reciprocal nuclear annihilation threat
nuclear deterrence · armed standoff · brinkmanship · gunboat diplomacy · warmongering
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