As declared by the Congress in the Arms Control and Disarmament Act [[22 U.S.C. 2551](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2551&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], an ultimate goal of the United States continues to be a world which is free from the scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of armaments; in which the use of force has been subordinated to the rule of law; and in which international adjustments to a changing world are achieved peacefully. In furtherance of that goal, it remains the policy of the United States to encourage regional arms control and disarmament agreements and to discourage arms races.
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As declared by the Congress in the Arms Control and Disarmament Act [[22 U.S.C. 2551](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2551&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], an ultimate goal of the United States continues to be a world which is free from the scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of armaments; in which the use of force has been subordinated to the rule of law; and in which international adjustments to a changing world are achieved peacefully. In furtherance of that goal, it remains the policy of the United States to encourage regional arms control and disarmament agreements and to discourage arms races.
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An ultimate goal of the United States is a world which is free from the scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of armaments; in which the use of force has been subordinated to the rule of law; and in which international adjustments to a changing world are achieved peacefully. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide impetus toward this goal by addressing the problem of reduction and control of armaments looking toward ultimate world disarmament.
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§ 2551. Congressional statement of purpose
An ultimate goal of the United States is a
world which is free from the scourge of war and
the dangers and burdens of armaments; in which
the use of force has been subordinated to the
rule of law; and in which international adjust-
ments to a changing world are achieved peace-
fully. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide
impetus toward this goal by addressing the prob-
lem of reduction and control of armaments look-
ing toward ultimate world disarmament.
The Secretary of State must have the capacity
to provide the essential scientific, economic, po-
litical, military, psychological, and techno-
logical information upon which realistic arms
control, nonproliferation, and disarmament pol-
icy must be based. The Secretary shall have the
authority, under the direction of the President,
to carry out the following primary functions:
(1) The preparation for and management of
United States participation in international
negotiations and implementation fora in the
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arms control, nonproliferation, and disar-
mament field.
(2) The conduct, support, and coordination of
research for arms control, nonproliferation,
and disarmament policy formulation.
(3) The preparation for, operation of, or di-
rection of, United States participation in such
control systems as may become part of United
States arms control, nonproliferation, and dis-
armament activities.
(4) The dissemination and coordination of
public information concerning arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament.
(Pub. L. 87–297, title I, § 102, formerly § 2, Sept.
26, 1961, 75 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 94–141, title I, § 144,
Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 758; Pub. L. 103–236, title
VII, §§ 703, 719
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
§ 2751. Need for international defense coopera-
tion and military export controls; Presi-
dential waiver; report to Congress; arms
sales policy
As declared by the Congress in the Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Act [22 U.S.C. 2551 et
seq.], an ultimate goal of the United States con-
tinues to be a world which is free from the
scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of
armaments; in which the use of force has been
subordinated to the rule of law; and in which
international adjustments to a changing world
are achieved peacefully. In furtherance of that
goal, it remains the policy of the United States
to encourage regional arms control and disar-
mament agreements and to discourage arms
races.
The Congress recognizes, however, that the
United States and other free and independent
countries continue to have valid requirements
for effective and mutually beneficial defense re-
lationships in order to maintain and foster the
environment of international peace and security
essential to social, economic, and political
progress. Because of the growing cost and com-
plexity of defense equipment, it is increasingly
difficult and uneconomic for any country, par-
ticularly a developing country, to fill all of its
legitimate defense requirements from its own
design and production base. The need for inter-
national defense cooperation among the United
States and those friendly countries to which it
is allied by mutual defense treaties is especially
important, since the effectiveness of their armed
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forces to act in concert to deter or defeat ag-
gression is directly related to the operational
compatibility of their defense equipment.
Accordingly, it remains the policy of the
United States to faci