🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Control de armamentos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kontrol de armamentos

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Arms Control/ɑrmz ˈkoʊn.troʊl/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El control de armamentos es crucial para evitar conflictos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The restriction or regulation of the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially nuclear weapons.

    "The two countries engaged in arms control negotiations to reduce their nuclear arsenals."
  2. 2

    Agreements or treaties aimed at limiting the number and types of weapons that nations possess.

    "The arms control treaty was signed to ensure peace and stability in the region."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'arms control' emerged during the Cold War era, primarily in the context of nuclear disarmament discussions. It combines 'arms', derived from Old English 'earm', meaning weapons, and 'control', from Latin 'contrarotulare', meaning to regulate or manage.

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