A talk by ALASTAIR BUCHAN
Director, Institute of Strategic Studies
Discussion on a treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is scheduled to resume in Geneva tomorrow. Mr. Buchan believes these are the most significant diplomatic negotiations since the end of tte second world war, because they have raised several fundamental questions about the privilege and duties of the nuclear countries in relation to other advanced nations of the world. He has recently returned from discussions in two significant capitals, Delhi and Tokyo, and in this talk examines the arguments which have arisen between the nuclear and non-nuclear powers, and the prospects of negotiating a satis- factory treaty this year.