Sentence examples for reduction of armaments from inspiring English sources

He is an ardent worker for international reduction of armaments.

Three weeks before the outbreak of the Franco-German War, he died while trying to induce Prussia to accept reduction of armaments.

Fourth, is freedom from fear, which translated into world terms means a worldwide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor anywhere in the world.

A pact for the reduction of aerial armaments has long been the goal of Prime Minister Chamberlain and of his predecessor, Stanley Baldwin.

In foreign policy, his negotiations with the British over reduction of naval armaments (March 1909 and February 1912) came to nothing because of the opposition of German admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, supported by William II (Kaiser [emperor] Wilhelm II).

He summed up the American foreign policy in these words: "We seek to dominate no other nation, ask no territorial expansion, oppose imperialism and desire the reduction of world armament".

The work lasted until 1927, and included the reduction of her armament to ten of her 194 mm guns, the removal of two of her funnels, and a reconstruction of her bridge.

The third (1938 42) emphasized the production of armaments.

Pleading the danger of Bolshevism in a nation on the verge of collapse, the German delegation obtained some mitigation of these terms: a suggestion that the blockade might be relaxed, a reduction in the quantity of armaments to be handed over, and permission for the German forces in eastern Europe to stay put for the time being.

Hence, reducing the levels of armaments does not necessarily reduce these tensions.

Consisting of the members of the Security Council and Canada, this commission was directed to prepare proposals that would regulate, limit, and balance reduction of all armed forces and armaments; eliminate all weapons of mass destruction; and ensure international control and use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes only.