disarmament
type: Concept
narrower: weapons' destruction
narrower: mine action
narrower: force reduction
narrower: arms limitation
narrower: nuclear non-proliferation
definition: The term disarmament is generally used to describe a process of reducing and eliminating certain weapons systems, but it may also depict an end state when a specific type of weapon has been abolished. The quest for a definition is complicated because the concept of disarmament may be employed for different purposes in diplomacy, in international relations, and in national and international security debates. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Disarmament]
broader: international security
broader: peace, war, and conflict resolution

weapons' destruction
type: Concept
broader: disarmament

mine action
type: Concept
broader: disarmament

force reduction
type: Concept
broader: disarmament

arms limitation
type: Concept
broader: disarmament

nuclear non-proliferation
type: Concept
broader: disarmament

international security
type: Concept
narrower: disarmament

peace, war, and conflict resolution
type: Concept
narrower: disarmament

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: disarmament