universal disarmament
collocation in Englishmeaningsofuniversalanddisarmament
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universal
adjective
uk/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/us/ˌjuː.nəˈvɝː.səl/
existing everywhere or ...
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disarmament
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈsɑː.mə.mənt/us/dɪˈsɑːr.mə.mənt/
the act of taking away or giving ...
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We aim atuniversaldisarmament, to be preceded by measures of arms control, and the ending of nuclear tests.
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Here is the need to relate both of these policies to the eventual aim, which we all share, ofuniversaldisarmament.
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Suppose the worst should happen and there isuniversaldisarmament?
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We have to continue to negotiate, to hope and pray that sanity will prevail, and that we shall getuniversaldisarmamentand finally world peace.
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Nothing short of comprehensive anduniversaldisarmamentwill do.
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Perhaps the only hope would be an international force based onuniversaldisarmament; a dream which ignores all the lessons of history and the characteristics of human nature.
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It called for progress towards general anduniversaldisarmament, for which we have been continuously working, as did our predecessors, from the moment we took office.
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If war is inevitable, if all our efforts to bring aboutuniversaldisarmamentby consent fail, then we have to look for a fresh balance of power.
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Supposing that it can be shown that the country is in a vulnerable position to-day, then the arguments in favour ofuniversaldisarmamentwill be increased tenfold.
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The scheme is based onuniversaldisarmament.
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Then we can haveuniversaldisarmament.
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They wished for auniversaldisarmamentof the island.
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