| Type | Disarmament strategy |
| Focus | Chemical and biological weapons |
| Effects | Dominant role of chemical and biological weapons in conflicts • Later efforts to disarm these and conventional weapons |
| Key events | Nuclear states voluntarily dismantling arsenals • Changing geopolitical circumstances |
| Main reason | Limited nuclear weapon development |
| Geopolitical context | Increased non-nuclear state influence, voluntary nuclear disarmament by some nuclear states |
