Ohio Arms Control Study Group: Workshop I, June 24-26, 1976, The Ohio State University. Summary of Proceedings.

The booklet summarizes proceedings of a conference coordinated by the Ohio Arms Control Study Group (OACSG) on the topic of United States-USSR relations and the influence of nuclear weapons upon international behavior and strategic thought. The OACSG is composed of faculty members from Ohio colleges and universities who have a vocational or avocational interest in contemporary arms control questions. Three main speakers during the first day of the conference discussed the emotional nature of ethics and morality, the role of nuclear weapons in American foreign policy since World War II, and contemporary models of deterrence. Seven speakers during the second day discussed arms control and disarmament negotiations, comparative Soviet and American military policy and strategic thought, threat perception, and unilateral reduction in tension. Topics on the third day included basic concepts of submarine and antisubmarine warfare, and barriers to the fabrication of nuclear devices from stolen materials or radioactive waste. Several of the speakers represented government military agencies. The booklet also presents names of conference attendees, the agenda for the conference program, and the OACSG charter. (AV)