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Problems and Perspectives of Conventional Disarmament in Europe
Copyright 1989 United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
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First published 1989
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Problems and perspectives of conventional disarmament in Europe.
1. DisarmamentCongresses. 2. EuropeMilitary relationsCongresses. I. United
Nations Institute for Disarmament Research.
JX1974.P684 1989 337.174094 89-20421
ISBN 0-8448-1652-3
Contents
Chapter 1. Reduction of Conventional Forces in EuropeProblems and Perspectives
Victor Karpov
Chapter 2. Factual Groundwork
Arne Olav Brundtland
Chapter 3. Responses
First Response
William Hopkinson
Second Response
Manfred Mller
Third Response
Thodore Winkler
Part II: Problems of Comparison between Different Conventional Armament Systems
Chapter 4. Problems and Perspectives of Conventional Disarmament
Jon Gundersen
Chapter 5. Problems of Comparison
Gyula Horn
Chapter 6. Responses
First Response
Joachim Krause
Second Response
Kari Mttl
Third Response
Hans-Peter Neuhold
Part III: Objectives and Methods of Reduction, Limitation, and Stabilization
Chapter 7. Limitation and Reduction of Conventional Arms: Objectives and Methods
Nikolai Chervov
Chapter 8. Future Negotiations on Conventional Stability
Jerome Paolini
Chapter 9. Responses
First Response
Benoit dAboville
Second Response
Rolf Ekus
Third Response
John van Oudenaren
Fourth Response
Zdenk Pag
Part IV: Confidence-Building Measures and Verification
Chapter 10. CSBMs in Europe: A Future-Oriented Concept
Adam-Daniel Rotfeld
Chapter 11. Verification of Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
Joseph Schrli
Chapter 12. Responses
First Response
Jean Desazars de Montgailhard
Second Response
Ignac Golob
Third Response
Roger J. Hill
Fourth Response
Victor-Yves Ghebali
Part V: Conventional Disarmament in Europe and Its Impact on the Rest of the World
Chapter 13. The Prospect of Conventional Disarmament
Oluyemi Adeniji
Chapter 14. Super Power Relations as a Key
Rikhi Jaipal
Chapter 15. Responses
First Response
Marcos Castrioto de Azambuja
Second Response
Fan Guoxiang
Third Response
Pierre Morel
Fourth Response
John Edwin Mroz
Fifth Response
Hennig Wegener
- Chapter 1. Reduction of Conventional Forces in EuropeProblems and Perspectives
- Chapter 2. Factual Groundwork
- Chapter 3. Responses
- First Response
- Second Response
- Third Response
- Part II: Problems of Comparison between Different Conventional Armament Systems
- Chapter 4. Problems and Perspectives of Conventional Disarmament
- Chapter 5. Problems of Comparison
- Chapter 6. Responses
- First Response
- Second Response
- Third Response
- Part III: Objectives and Methods of Reduction, Limitation, and Stabilization
- Chapter 7. Limitation and Reduction of Conventional Arms: Objectives and Methods
- Chapter 8. Future Negotiations on Conventional Stability
- Chapter 9. Responses
- First Response
- Second Response
- Third Response
- Fourth Response
- Part IV: Confidence-Building Measures and Verification
- Chapter 10. CSBMs in Europe: A Future-Oriented Concept
- Chapter 11. Verification of Confidence- and Security-Building Measures
- Chapter 12. Responses
- First Response
- Second Response
- Third Response
- Fourth Response
- Part V: Conventional Disarmament in Europe and Its Impact on the Rest of the World
- Chapter 13. The Prospect of Conventional Disarmament
- Chapter 14. Super Power Relations as a Key
- Chapter 15. Responses
- First Response
- Second Response
- Third Response
- Fourth Response
- Fifth Response
Guide
In paragraphs 81 and 82 of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, the most comprehensive consensus statement on disarmament formulated to date by the international communitythe provisions of which, according to the statute of UNIDIR forms the basis of its workit was considered that Together with the negotiations on nuclear disarmament measures, the limitation and gradual reduction of armed forces and conventional weapons should be resolutely pursued within the framework of progress towards general and complete disarmament. States with larger military arsenals were especially urged to pursue endeavors and Europe was specifically singled out as a priority region of the globe where agreement on mutual reductions and limitations of military potential could greatly contribute to the enhancement of international peace and security.