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Information about the topics discussed during the international conference on disarmament that was held in Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland is presented. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk revealed to Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and other delegates the decision of the U.S. not to withdraw its armed forces in West Berlin and to pursue war. Few neutral leaders recognized the dangers posed by an inefficient disarmament program.

The article offers information on the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between negotiators of the U.S. and the Soviet Union related to disarmament held in Helsinki, Finland and Vienna, Austria. It informs that the SALT began in December 1969. It is stated that the only thing which negotiators from both sides have agreed is the improvement of the hot line between Washington(D.C.)and Moscow, Russia. It says that the U.S. has proposed a flat limit on the number of nuclear delivery systems.

Information about the topics discussed during the international conference on disarmament that was held in Geneva, Switzerland in March 1962 is presented. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko argued that inspection was not needed because the U.S. can detect possible nuclear blasts using modern instruments. British Foreign Secretary Lord Home assured the absolute minimum verification while U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk proposed a plan to diminish the Russian fear of inspection.

The article reports on the plan of Russian Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev to attend the special session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on disarmament to be held in Manhattan, New York City in the spring of 1961. Khrushchev has revealed his plan at the summit meeting of Communist leaders. It notes that Khrushchev has expressed his eagerness to meet U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Information about the meeting of heads of state in Geneva, Switzerland is presented. Chairman of the event Marian Naszkowski has brought the meeting to order. Soviet representative Valerian Zori has pushed the Russians' new disarmament plan. Britain's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs David Orms-by-Gore has reopened the meeting to allow U.S. Delegate Frederick Eaton to read the new Western disarmament plan.

The article focuses on the refusal of Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to adhere with the suggestions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chiefs for a conference on disarmament. It says that Gromyko rejects the idea of renewed Russian participation in the Disarmament Commission of the United Nations (U.N.). It adds that Gromyko suggests for a special disarmament session to all members of the U.S. General Assembly or a disarmament session between capitalists and Socialist countries.

The article presents lines taken from reports within the issue, including one about an industrialist who runs an opera, another about the success of a Greek tragedy playwright on Broadway, and one about a second Disarmament Conference.