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disarmament; arms reduction
The reduction of a nation's military forces, weapons, or defense spending, typically through international agreements.
軍縮交渉が始まった。
Disarmament negotiations have begun.
核軍縮は国際社会の重要な課題だ。
Nuclear disarmament is an important issue for the international community.
両国は軍縮条約に署名して軍備を減らすことに合意した。
Both countries signed a disarmament treaty and agreed to reduce their military capabilities.
An abbreviation of 軍備縮小 (military reduction). A key term in international politics and Japan's postwar discourse. Japan, as the only country to have experienced atomic bombings, has been a vocal advocate for 核軍縮 (nuclear disarmament).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 核軍縮: nuclear disarmament
- 軍縮交渉: disarmament negotiations
- 軍縮条約: disarmament treaty
- 軍縮会議: disarmament conference
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 軍拡: arms expansion — the opposite, building up military forces
- 武装解除: disarmament — specifically laying down weapons, often after a conflict
- 軍備: armaments/military preparedness — what is being reduced