arms control

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“China has conducted nuclear explosive tests,” said Thomas DiNanno, the top State Department official for arms control and international security told a United Nations disarmament body.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The lapse of New Start, he said, disrupted "a legacy of more than five decades of bilateral nuclear arms control."

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

A White House official told the BBC that Trump would set out the best path forward on nuclear arms control "on his own timeline".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

A White House official said on condition of anonymity that Trump would like to see "limits on nuclear weapons and involve China in arms control talks."

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Today, arms control agreements have lowered the global nuclear stockpile to about thirteen thousand, mostly in the hands of Russia and the United States.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin