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arms controlAttempts to limit the arms race between the superpowers by reaching agreements to restrict the production of certain weapons; see disarmament. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Arms Control and Disarmament Agency--the federal agency entrusted with the task of working toward universal, UN-supervised disarmament. Squeezing Moscow meant, among other things, rethinking whether it was in the American interest to negotiate arms control agreements with the Soviets that had the effect of leaving them with their newly modernized arsenal while restricting our freedom to catch up. It will cover 'traditional' issues like interstate warfare, the regional balance of power, alliances, national defense policies, nuclear proliferation and arms control, as well as "new" security issues such as democratic transition, globalization and its backlash, ethnic conflicts, insurgencies, failing states and transnational terrorism. |
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