Editing Disarmament (section)

==Definitions of disarmament==
In his definition of "disarmament", David Carlton writes in the [[Oxford University Press]] political dictionary, "But confidence in such measures of arms control, especially when unaccompanied by extensive means of verification, has not been strengthened by the revelation that [[Soviet program of biological weapons|the Soviet Union in its last years successfully concealed]] consistent and systematic cheating on its obligations under the [[Biological Weapons Convention]]."  He also notes, "Now a freeze or a mutually agreed increase is not strictly speaking disarmament at all. And such measures may not even be intended to be a first step towards any kind of reduction or abolition. For the aim may simply be to promote stability in force structures. Hence a new term to cover such cases has become fashionable since the 1960s, namely, arms control."<ref>[https://www.answers.com/topic/disarmament?cat=technology disarmament: Definition and Much More from Answers.com<!-- Old: Bot generated title -->]</ref>