disarmament

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In 1989, the Taif Agreement that ended Lebanon's conflict mandated the disarmament of all militias and introduced a power-sharing deal between sects in a country that is multi-cultural and multi-faith.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

But “the United States knows our red lines in terms of nuclear disarmament, proxies, ballistic missile production,” the Israeli official said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

On Monday, at a disarmament conference in Geneva, Chinese ambassador Shen Jian said: "We oppose unilateral bullying and the use of force in international relations."

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Those troops will possibly address border-related issues, but it remains unclear if those countries will allow their forces to be involved in monitoring or policing Hamas disarmament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

At present our understanding is meager—probably because disarmament budgets have, since the time of Sargon of Akkad, been somewhere between ineffective and nonexistent.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan