The database can be searched by name, subject area, and country or regional specialization. Richard H. Solomon has been president of the Institute since September 1993. In 1998, the University of Maryland Department of Government and Politics established a new Program on General Disarmament, under the leadership of Dr. Gar Alperovitz and Dr. Natalie J. Goldring, to increase understanding of general disarmament. This program incorporates analysis, research, training, public education and international networking. Its central premise is that it is time to place the subject of general and complete disarmament back on the national and international intellectual and policy agenda.
Arms races tend to exacerbate tensions.
However, negotiated, verified reductions encourage cooperation and mutual trust, as we have seen in Europe over the past decade and a half. In the longer term, potential benefits of general disarmament include decreasing the likelihood of war and international conflict. Links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein .