Sohn Discusses Arms Control

"Arms control is a necessary step to disarmament," Louis B. Sohn, professor of Law, declared yesterday.

Speaking before the Hillel Round Table of World Affairs, the disarmament expert outlined policy differences between the United States and the Soviet Union on the disarmament question.

Sohn maintained that, since both nations want disarmament, the controversy is one of means, not ends. The Soviet Union advocates arms control in proportion to disarmament, he said. Thus a ten per cent decrease in arms would provide for an equal increase in inspection.

He suggested that gradual disarmament by territory rather than by arms might satisfy both nations. According to the plan, each country would distribute its arms in ten equally divided territories. The other nation would then choose one of these areas for fully controlled total disarmament.

"Though the problems of disarmament are great, they are not insuperable for nations of good will," Sohn concluded. "Certainly disarmament is a much safer alternative than the present arms race."