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- disarmament - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
When countries agree not to use a certain weapon, they are agreeing to disarm. Countries also disarm when they agree to keep only a limited quantity of weapons on hand. These are the most common uses of the term. However, disarmament is also what usually happens to a country that loses a war. And total disarmament is a dream some people have of a world without any military weapons at all.
- disarmament - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
The single most vital issue confronting the world after World War II was the prevention of nuclear warfare. During the decades-long Cold War this task was the focus of diplomatic discussions between the United States and the Soviet Union and a leading item on the agenda of the United Nations.