ABSTRACT
To speak of disarmament negotiations during this period requires that we examine the question of nuclear non-proliferation as a kind of imperative preliminary condition for the success of any other arms control initiative. In fact, especially after the Cuban missile crisis, the necessity of ensuring stability during a crisis and of reducing the reciprocal fear of a surprise attack found an increasing consensus in both East and West. Arms control, as a concept broader than disarmament, could better serve the purpose of attempting to regulate or stabilize the conflict between East and West and thereby overcoming the divisions of the Cold War. 2
