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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.

This article presents news including the discussed possible approaches to the disarmament negotiations in Geneva on March 14, 1962, a communication program that is part of the U.S. space program to connect the continents of the world in a network of telephone and television channels so that the entire world can watch live events as they happen, and a special tax that President John F. Kennedy has requested on cotton goods to offset the difference between the support price that U.S. mills pay for domestic raw cotton and the price paid by foreign mills for the same cotton.

Information about the Strategy for Peace Conference held in Harriman, New York on June 11, 1960 is presented. Improvement of disarmament policy is discussed as technological revolution for weapons has threatened national security of Western societies. Investments amounting to 100 million dollars for arms control contracts are being planned by the Defense Department.

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.

The article provides an outlook for international affairs of interest to the business community in 1950. The U.S. State Department is reportedly planning to remove all speculation about the possibility of a world disarmament conference. London, England and Paris, France are said to be concerned about U.S. aid for southeast Asia. The British Labor party is targeting the middle-class vote in its campaign.

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.

The article looks at U.S. politics and government, as of December 1929. It discusses problems facing U.S. President Herbert Hoover, citing what the author describes his weak leadership in the political debate over tariff legislation and opposition to his remarks about the World Court. It criticizes the administration's sending of a message to the Soviet and Chinese governments calling on them to abide by the Kellogg-Briand peace pact. It looks at the international naval conference planned for 1930 in London, England, discussing disagreements among England, France, and the U.S. over disarmament proposals to be considered there.

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.

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 offers information on the two arms control talks in Geneva, Switzerland. It states that the U.S., Soviet Union, and Great Britain are making a real progress to conclude a treaty, wherein the Russians were assured by the U.S. that its nuclear explosions' projected series will be used only in perfecting the ways of small underground blast detection. It mentions that in the conference on general disarmament, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev unwrapped a package of disarmament proposals.

Comments on the implications for the gradual disintegration of the Disarmament Conference by members of the League of Nations. Efforts of the French government to retain permanent military supremacy; Citation of the success of France in avoiding any disarmament; Evaluation of the neutrality policy of the U.S. government.

The article discusses the international disarmament conference held in November 2010 in Laos, known as the country with the most number of cluster bombs. It mentions two million tons of ordnance dropped in Laos between 1964 and 1973 when U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was waging a secret war against nationalist and communist forces in Laos. It also notes explosive remnants of war (ERW) casualties in Laos and 50,000 people killed or injured due to unexploded ordnance.

Reports on US President Bill Clinton's administration's plans to pursue negotiations for a comprehensive global ban on anti-personnel land mines at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva, Switzerland. Implementation of a ban on land mines under the CD; Other countries supporting talks on land mine bans at the CD; Efforts of the administration to reduce its reliance on land mines.