DISARMAMENT - A THEORETICAL-ANALYSIS

The disarmament of rival nations can only take place when all countrie s involved are made better off and a feasibility criterion is also sat isfied. Disarmament is more probable when nations face a similar trade off in the acquisition of weapons, when developments in military capa bilities can be speedily and accurately verified, and when the existin g weapon systems are easily reproducible. A successful disarmament als o requires that the speed of the disposition of arms be neither too fa st nor too slow.