dis ‧ ar ‧ ma ‧ ment /dɪsˈɑːməmənt $ -ˈɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
when a country reduces the number of weapons it has, or the size of its army, navy etc:
a commitment to worldwide nuclear disarmament
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■ adjectives
▪ nuclear disarmament (=reduction of nuclear weapons)
Nuclear disarmament had begun to be a popular political issue.
▪ multilateral disarmament (=involving several different countries)
It might be possible to negotiate some form of multilateral disarmament in the region.
▪ unilateral disarmament (=involving only one country)
The United States adopted a policy of unilateral disarmament as a way to avoid another war.
▪ mutual disarmament (=involving two countries)
Each side claims to favour mutual disarmament.
■ disarmament + NOUN
▪ disarmament negotiations/talks
United Nations disarmament negotiations started today.
▪ a disarmament treaty/agreement
There will be US-Russian talks on a new disarmament treaty.
▪ the disarmament process
The disarmament process seems to have come to a halt.
▪ the nuclear disarmament movement
the growth of the nuclear disarmament movement in the 1950s