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Edited transcript of a forum sponsored by the Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on Disarmament, held at the United Nations, New York City, Nov. 7, 1986.

Measures intended to avoid conflict occurring through accident, miscalculation, or failure of communication, and to diminish opportunities for political coercion and surprise attack.

Current and potential American-Soviet cooperation in space research and space flight.

Shift in emphasis to the capitalist developing countries.

Since 1945. Whether US defense spending has been systematically increased (or decreased) during national election years for the presumed purpose of influencing the economy in general and the electorate in particular; influence of war and the state of US-Soviet relations; a time series analysis.

Prospects for the Nov. 1986 conference to review compliance with the accord reached at the 1975 Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; critical of Soviet treatment of Jews.

Suggests that the degree of destructive capacity amassed by both superpowers is strategically unnecessary and questions contradictions inherent in the unceasing buildup.

Human rights; extent of emigration and role for the U.S. in influencing Soviet policy.

Gorbachev's disarmament diplomacy. Partial contents: Soviet objectives; Domestic constraints on Gorbachev; U.S. security interests.