ABSTRACT
Those interested in arms control often think of themselves as partisans of an exotic speciality that is essentially unintelligible to the public. Their educational efforts, at least in the United States, tend therefore to emphasise the full education of a small arms control elite and the occasional propagandisation of the public on the horrors of war or the evils of the military establishment. This essay suggests an explanation for this emphasis, shows that it can no longer be successful and attempts to suggest an alternative strategy of broader education. Detailed analysis is limited to the United States, the nation whose arms control politicS are more familiar to the author, but conclusions will also be suggested on the basis of a cursory summary of contrasts with Europe and with developing nations. The possibilities of arms control education in the Soviet Union and China are crucial but are not explored here.
