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Focuses on a conference on the limitation of intercontinental ballistic missiles held in Washington D.C. in November 1921. Information on a speech delivered by United States President Warren G. Harding during the conference; Appraisal of arms race in the twentieth century; Significance of the conference to U.S. citizens; Overview of social issues related to the production of intercontinental ballistic missiles in the world.

Describes the signing this week in Paris of the most comprehensive disarmament agreement since the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I. Massive cutbacks in weaponry and conventional forces; New strategic equation; Restructuring of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); Withdrawal of Soviet troops; New collective security arrangements. INSET: Why Mons has mixed feelings, by R. Knight..

Focuses on the 1978 United Nations Special Session on Disarmament, the first such world conference of governments since the end of World War II. Reasons behind the public's lack of interest on the event; Reason behind the low profile being maintained by United States President Jimmy Carter with regards to the issue of disarmament; Factors that influence Carter's arms policy.

Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. 'Absolute Priority,' which discussed the 1978 United Nations Special Session on Disarmament; "Feckless in Shaba," which discussed the implications of the 1978 political instability in Zaire.

Information about the roundtable in Juba, Sudan is presented. It mentions several topics including commissioned research on power-sharing, people to people peace process and discussions on problem on how to implement disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). It features several participants including John Siebert, Bethuel Kiplagat and Alfred Lokuji.

Interviews Ambassador Robert T. Grey, Jr. about the issues discussed at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament. Why the conference is still deadlocked and has not agreed on a work program since 1998; Reason for United States' lack of support for negotiations on the prevention of an arms race in outer space; Why Grey described the pursuit of negotiations on an arms race in outer space as unwise and unrealistic.

Interviews Ambassador Robert T. Grey, Jr., the United States (US) representative to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD) in October 1997 about CD. Reasons for the success of CD in 1997; Effect of the Indian and Pakistani nuclear tests on the conference; Position of the US regarding the fissile material treaty.

Presents the position of nuclear powers America, Britain, France and Russia on the nuclear test ban treaty to be discussed at the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. Hydronuclear experiments by weapons scientists; Secret tests at Los Alamos and British nuclear weapons laboratory; Jason report and Los Alamos report on nuclear tests published by US; Possibility of hydronuclear experiments by nuclear nations.

The article offers information on the 2010 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), which will be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York from May 3 to 28, 2010.

The world's attempts to control the spread of nuclear weapons just took a turn for the worse. At a crucial disarmament meeting in New York, 188 countries couldn't even agree what to talk about. After two weeks of talks, the preparatory committee for next year's review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ended on May 7 with delegates unable to agree on an agenda. Most countries blame the U.S. and other nuclear weapons states for trying to sideline a commitment they made in 2000 to eliminate their nuclear arsenals. The U.S. accuses Iran of blocking agreement so as to avoid scrutiny of its nuclear intentions.

Discusses how as many as 40,000 people representing nearly 160 countries converged on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992 for the second United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), or Earth Summit. First UNCED held 20 years ago in Stockholm, Sweden; Steps forward made at summit; Framework Climate Convention; Biodiversity Convention; Nonbinding agreements; What can be done close to home. INSETS: Environmental standouts.;Unsafe water? Girl Scouts wade in to help..

In the previous (August) issue of `Nato Review' Ambassador Leif Mevik described the aims of the Stockholm Conference on Confidence and Security Building Measures and Disarmament in Europe--the CDE--and the progress which had been reached by the end of last Aug. Final outcome of the conference.

Reports that the 61-nation Conference on Disarmament, held in Geneva in June 1996, failed to produce an agreed treaty text. Plans of negotiators to return in July for another effort to produce a test ban treaty in 1996; Details of proposed treaty; Matters which remain unresolved.

The author emphasizes that the United Nations (UN) Second Special Assembly on Disarmament forum, which will start in New York on June 6, 1982, is not expected to be of practical importance.

The article offers information on the free online conference on chemistry, disarmament, and education from May 6, 2016 to June 30, 2016 offered by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the American Chemical Society.

The article reports on the conference titled "Going Global," sponsored by the British Council in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 4-6, 2013. It states that the British Council's conference for international higher educational leaders aims to improve higher education for African countries recovering from civil war. Professor Kenneth Omeje mentions the popularity of courses including disarmament, security reform, and governance for former combatants and war victims. INSET: WALKING WOUNDED: 'THEIR PSYCHE NEEDS REORIENTATING'.

The article reports that the United Nations (UN) General Assembly has passed three resolutions to break the gridlock at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) regarding fissile material cutoff treaty (FMCT). The CD failed to reach a consensus after Pakistan blocked the start of negotiations citing the need to address existing fissile stockpiles. One of the UN resolutions requests the Secretary General to produce a report on how to move forward on FMCT negotiation based on input from member states. INSET: Key UN Nuclear Disarmament Resolutions.

A calendar of events for the arms control community is shown including the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland from January 26 to April 1, 2016, ExchangeMonitor's Nuclear Deterrence Summit from February 16 to 19, 2016, and Meeting of G-7 Foreign Ministers from April 10 to 11, 2016.

Information about the roundtable discussion on security challenges to the to the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Government of Sudan and the South Sudanese is presented. The event is part of the Building Sustainable Peace in Sudan Project coordinated by Project Ploughshares and Africa Peace Forum. Researchers at the event include Dr. Dan Alila, Xanthe Scharff, and Khalid Ahmed. They have explored small arms legislation and disarmament in the country.

Reports on the launch of a U.S. draft treaty to end production of the two essential ingredients for building nuclear weapons at the Conference on Disarmament held in Geneva, Switzerland. Efforts of former Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Stephen Rademaker to urge conference members to focus on negotiating a fissile material cutoff treaty; Disapproval of the U.S. verification position by other conference members; Comments from Indian Ambassador Jayant Prasad on the verification question.

Comments that the first weeks of the Conference on Disarmament's (CD) 2000 session proved a continuation of deadlock in 1999. Statement from United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan regarding the event; Observation of CD President, Austrian Ambassador Harald Kreid regarding the conference; What China stressed in its first statement to the 2000 conference.