Synonyms and antonyms of Arms control and disarmament in British Thesaurus

amnesty (noun)

a period of time during which people can give something illegal such as a weapon to someone in authority or can admit that they have been involved in something illegal, without being punished

arms control (noun)

agreements between countries to reduce or limit the number of weapons in the world

arms race (noun)

competition between countries to increase the number or power of their weapons of war

bomb disposal (noun)

the job of dealing with bombs that have not exploded and making certain that they are safe

decommission (verb)

to stop using something such as a weapon, ship, or nuclear power station

deterrence (noun)

the idea that the possession of a particular weapon will make other countries afraid to attack the country that owns it

disarm (verb)

to take someone’s weapons so that they can no longer use them

disarm (verb)

if a country or organization disarms, it reduces or gets rid of its weapons or armed forces

disarmament (noun)

a process by which a country reduces or gets rid of its weapons or armed forces

dump (noun)

a place where military equipment such as weapons are stored for a short period of time

non-proliferation (noun)

a policy of preventing any increase in the number of chemical weapons that countries have

peace dividend (noun)

money that a government saves by reducing the amount spent on weapons and armed forces

peace movement (noun)

a group or organization whose aim is to bring an end to war, especially by getting rid of nuclear weapons

test ban (noun)

an agreement between countries not to test nuclear weapons