Abbreviations used in the text
| ABM | Anti-ballistic Missiles Treaty |
| BTWC | Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention |
| CCW | Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons |
| CFE | Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
| CWC | Chemical Weapons Convention |
| FMCT | Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty |
| HEU | Highly enriched uranium |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| INF | Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty |
| LEU | Low-enriched uranium |
| NAM | Non-Aligned Movement |
| NPT | Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty |
| OST | Outer Space Treaty |
| PSI | Proliferation Security Initiative |
| SORT | Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty |
| START | Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty |