0 the action of setting a limit on the number of weapons a country is allowed to own, usually in agreement with another country --
1 the international effort to limit the number and types of weapons that countries are allowed to have --
The agenda for the seminar has yet to be decided, but is likely to allow coverage of a range of conventional arms control issues.
They comprise: non-proliferation, covering nuclear, chemical and biological fields; conventional arms exports; armaments policy; global disarmament and arms control.
A number of working groups deal with security, defence and arms control issues.
We stress the need for an effective means of arms control and an effective disarmament programme to be put in place.
Its conclusion marks the achievement of the highest priority item on the international arms control and non-proliferation agenda.
We spoke of our search for mechanisms for the settlement of conflicts and our desire to initiate disarmament and arms control measures.
In short, the entire multilateral arms control structure is at risk of collapsing - truly, a spectre menacing the whole world.
The product of liberal, internationalist thinking which is incapable of understanding power, the arms control myth states that arms races are inherently dangerous and lead to wars.
