When Distrust Exists Between Governments, When There

So Long As Peace Is Not Attained By Law (so Argue The Advocates Of Armaments) The Military Protection Of A Country Must Not Be Undermined, And Until Such Is The Case Disarmament Is Impossible.

The Popular, And One May Say Naive, Idea Is That Peace Can Be Secured By Disarmament And That Disarmament Must Therefore Precede The Attainment Of Absolute Security And Lasting Peace.

Even A Total And Universal Disarmament Does Not Guarantee The Maintenance Of Peace.

The Present Level Of Armaments Could Be Taken As The Starting Point. It Could Be Stipulated In An International Treaty That These Armaments Should Be Simultaneously And Uniformly Reduced By A Certain Proportion In All Countries.

It Will Be Sufficient To Point To The Enormous Burdens Which Armaments Place On The Economic, Social, And Intellectual Resources Of A Nation, As Well As On Its Budget And Taxes.