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The article focuses on the approach of conducting a world disarmament conference because of the increasing arsenals of nuclear weapons. Negotiations related to arms control failed to stop the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union because the pace of negotiations was surpassed by the rate of innovation in military technology. The opposition of China in the world disarmament conference caused United Nations members to opt for the Special Session of the General Assembly which would provide opportunity to discuss approaches related to disarmament, identify priorities, and make preparations for an ultimate world disarmament conference. Several tables related to the U. S. delivery vehicle, Soviet Union missile delivery, and arms suppliers are also presented.

Reports on issues discussed at the Moscow Link dialogue between Soviet and U.S. scientists during the 1983 Conference on Disarmament. Carl Sagan's statements on the catastrophic effects of the combined nuclear arsenals of the U.S. and the Soviet; K. Kontratyev's talks on atmospheric effects of a nuclear war; Paul Ehrlich's summary of impacts on biological systems; G.K. Skryabin's talks on tragedies to human beings.

The article reports that the record of the London disarmament conference as the unofficial publication of the Soviet Union disarmament plan was released by the U.S. on May 13, 1955. The plan substantiates western proposals on the reduction of conventional armaments and armed forces equal for east and west, and elimination of atomic weapons concurrent with 25 percent reduction of conventional weapons. The powers of the control organ are defined and far from the unrestricted access to all war-making facilities asked by the west.

The article provides information on the draft treaty presented by the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the 25 nation Disarmament Conference meeting in August 1972 in Geneva, Switzerland. The draft treaty is an international agreement which aims to eliminate the production and stockpiling of bacteriological weapons. It contains 14 articles preceded by a preamble that discuss the purposes of the agreement. The most important operative provisions of the treat are reflected in Articles 1 and 4. It also consists a provision that all nations will take all necessary safety precautions to protect the population and the environment.