Introduction

This volume of The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook describes events at a time when awareness of the problems presented by the arms race is growing among a widening public, as is the realization that measures to limit and reduce armaments are needed more than ever. This awareness has been enhanced by the fact that 1982 is the year of the second special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament. The information efforts of the United Nations Centre for Disarmament have intensified accordingly.

Related Subject(s): Disarmament