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disarmament; arms reduction
The reduction of a nation's military forces, weapons, or defense spending, typically through international agreements.
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