Glossary

ACRONYMS

 

 

ABM Treaty on the limitation of anti-ballistic missile systems ABM
AEMG French export licence for defence-related equipment AEMG
AIDA Assistance programme for the dismantling of Russian nuclear weapons AIDA
ASMP French medium-range air-to-surface missile ASMP
BIOTOX French national plan to counter the threat of a bioterror attack BIOTOX
BTWC Biological and toxin weapons convention CIAB
CBM Confidence-building measure MDCS
CEA French atomic energy commission CEA
CEFFIAC French training centre for the prohibition of chemical weapons CEFFIAC
CFE Treaty on conventional armed forces in Europe FCE
CFSP Common foreign and security policy PESC
CICIAC French interministerial committee for the implementation of the chemical weapons convention CICIAC
CIEEMG French interministerial commission for the scrutiny of defence-related exports CIEEMG
CNES French space agency CNES
CPNE French council for external nuclear policy CPNE
CPPNM Convention on the physical protection of nuclear material CPPMN
CSCE Conference on security and cooperation in Europe CSCE
CTBT Comprehensive test ban treaty TICE
CTBTO Comprehensive test ban treaty organisation OTICE
CWC Chemical weapons convention CIAC
DDR Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of former combatants DDR
ECOWAS Economic community of West African States CEDEAO
ESA European space agency ASE
EU European Union UE
EURATOM European atomic energy community EURATOM
FMCT Fissile material cut-off treaty or "cut-off" treaty. Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. TIPMF
FSC OSCE forum for security cooperation FCS
G7 Groupe of seven major industrialised countries G7
G8 Same countries as G7 plus Russia G7
GICHD Geneva international centre for humanitarian demining CIDHG
GTRI Global threat reduction initiative GTRI
HCOC Hague code of conduct against ballistic missile proliferation HCOC
IAEA International atomic energy agency AIEA
ICST International centre for science and technology CIST
IDC CTBT international data centre CID
IMS CTBT internationala monitoring system SSI
INFCIRC IAEA information circular INFCIRC
MOX Mixed oxide fuel consisting of uranium and plutonium oxides, used in civilan reactors MOX
MTCR Missile technology control regime MTCR
NGO Non-governmental organisation ONG
NNWS Non-nuclear weapons State ENDAN
NPT Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons TNP
NSG Nuclearr Suppliers' group NSG
OPCW Organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons OIAC
OSCE Organisation for security and cooperation in Europe OSCE
PSI Proliferation security initiative PSI
PTS CTBTO provisional technical secretariat STP
SALT Strategic arms limitation treaty SALT
SALW Small Arms and Light Weapons ALPC
SLBM Submarine-launched ballistic missile MSBS
SSBN Nuclear-powered ballistic missile SNLE
SSBS French surface-to-surface ballistic missile SSBS
SSOD Special session on Disarmament SSOD
START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties: US-Soviet treaty (START I, 1991) and US-Russian treaty (START II, 1993) on the reduction of strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems START
TLE Treaty limited equipment ELT
UFV French verification unit UFV
UN United Nations ONU
UNGA United Nations General Assembly AGNU
UNIDIR United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research UNIDIR
WHO World Health Organisation OMS
WMD Weapon of  mass destruction ADM