unilateral disarmament

collocation in English

meaningsofunilateralanddisarmament

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unilateral
adjective
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/ˌjuː.nɪˈlæt.ər.əl/us
/ˌjuː.nəˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/
involving only one group ...
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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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(Definition ofunilateralanddisarmamentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The party has now abandoned its policy ofunilateraldisarmament.
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Initially, the issue ofunilateraldisarmamentprovided a basic consensus for these different groups.
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That was an act ofunilateraldisarmamentwhich will cost this country dear.
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This three-fold policy is rejected, of course, by the genuine pacifist and by those who believe inunilateraldisarmament.
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I do not accept the policy ofunilateraldisarmamentor the policy of neutralism.
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I trust he did not mean any form ofunilateraldisarmament.
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We shall be driven to abandon this position ofunilateraldisarmament.
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We must resist this demand forunilateraldisarmament.
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Therefore,unilateraldisarmamentis now a party political issue.
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We have always rejected the notion ofunilateraldisarmamentprecisely because it would throw away our defences and bring arms control no nearer.
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Nobody knows whetherunilateraldisarmamentor even multilateral disarmament would make war less likely.
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I see no evidence, however, thatunilateraldisarmamentwould be anything other than a backward step.
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Unilateraldisarmamentwould mean that we were not prepared to defend freedom and justice.
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This is in fact an option forunilateraldisarmament.
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I hope that, never again, shall we indulge in the criminal folly ofunilateraldisarmament.
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Of those, 63 are directly connected with what are known as the peace movement andunilateraldisarmament.
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I am glad that he came out firmly againstunilateraldisarmament.
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That merely confirms our opposition tounilateraldisarmament.
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Unilateraldisarmament, then, is not a complement to multilateral disarmament, it is its enemy.
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It was not calledunilateraldisarmamentin those days; it was called appeasement.
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