Military disbanding and disarmament

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Demilitarisation or demilitarization may mean the reduction of the armed forces of a state or other political entity; it is the opposite of militarisation in many respects. For instance, the demilitarisation of Northern Ireland entailed the reduction of British security and military apparatuses. Demilitarisation in this sense is usually the result of a peace treaty ending a war or a major conflict. The principle is distinguished from demobilisation, which refers to the drastic voluntary reduction in the size of a victorious army.

the seizure of swords and a variety of other weapons from civilians in Japanese history

US post-Soviet counterproliferation program

United States federal law that covers nuclear materials and facilities

independent agency

early 2000s diplomatic crisis

The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (McMahon Act) determined how the United States would control and manage the nuclear technology it had jointly developed with its World War II allies, the United Kingdom and Canada

US federal legislation