nuclear treaty
Weapons limitation pact
A nuclear treaty is a formal agreement between nations governing nuclear weapons or nuclear technology.
Such treaties typically limit weapons development, restrict testing, reduce arsenals, or prevent proliferation to additional countries: The two superpowers signed a nuclear treaty limiting warheads.
Major examples include arms reduction agreements and non-proliferation pacts.
- strategic armsLarge-scale military weapons
- bilateral agreementContract between two parties
- IAEAU.N. atomic oversight body
- non-proliferationLimiting weapons spread
- test banProhibition on nuclear trials
weapons inspectors · disarmament · missile defense · ratification
- arms controlarms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, arms deals, arms reduction
- nuclear securitynon-proliferation, nonproliferation, weapons inspectors, uranium enrichment, plutonium
- treatiesalliances, diplomatic pacts, bilateral agreements, pacts, accords
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia
- agreementshandshake, contract, nod, accords, verbal consent
- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, peace agreement, mediate, pacifying
nuclear treatynuclear war
Armed conflict using fission weapons
nuclear strike · arms race · nuclear proliferation · nuclear brinkmanship · nuclear standoff
nuclear treatytreaty violation
Breaking a formal agreement
non-compliance · unilateral action · walkout · deadlock · going rogue
nuclear treatynuclear proliferation
Weapons capability spreading internationally
nuclear, treaty, nucleus, nuclei, nucleic, nucleotide, nucleotides, nucleolus, treaties