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
To begin with, a now well-established classification of the flexible arms control goals is given.
As a result, arms control and regulation have become a permanent feature of international politics.
But the notion of a prolonged period of implicit arms control is intriguing.
Some of the issues discussed include threat perception, procurement programme, force strength and orientation, and the defence industry and arms control.
For example the possibility of exploitation is central to such phenomena as arms races and arms control arrangements.
Others were focused on more concrete political issues, such as arms control.
Unlike military conflict, trade discussions, arms control, or treaty negotiations, the substance of the aid decision centers almost solely on the level of aid.
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.