Diplomatic and Military Terms

Ambassadors

Ambassadors to the United Nations are formally called the permanent representative of their country. Ambassadors appointed between Commonwealth countries are formally called the high commissioner of their country.

Treaties

CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

NPT: nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (the "N" stands for non)

Treaties to which the United States, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine are now the parties:

START-I
START-II (1993): Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Treaty
Annex to START-II: accord signed 26 September 1997 allowing Moscow an extra five years, up to the year 2007, to dismantle its nuclear missile systems.
ABM (Anti-Ballistic-Missile) Treaty
CBM: Confidence-Building Measures Agreement

Military

sarin, soman, tabun, VX: all organophosphate cholinesterase inhibitors used as nerve gas

bazooka (German: "Panzerfaust") is a weapon that fires an armour-piercing rocket or rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)

mortar (German: "Morser") is a weapon that fires mortar shells ("Mörsergranaten")

Humvee - U.S. Army utility vehicle

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