Internationalarmscontrolanddisarmamenthasrecordedremarkableachieve-mentsinrecentyearsinthewakeofrapproachmentamongmajorpowersandoveralldetenteintheworldatlarge.Theseremarkableachievements,intheirturn,havepropelledtheglobalsituationfurtherinthedirectionfavorabletofurtherrelaxationofglobaltension.Thesemutuallyreinforcingandsupplementarytrends,