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Disarmament Studies Seen As Inadequate
The psychological and sociological approaches of solving the disarmament problem need to be studied more seriously, a Current Events Forum speaker said Friday afternoon.
A. A. Strassenburg, associate professor of physics, acknowledged that disarmament is being debated today in numerous authoritative bodies.
"BUT WE ONLY pay lip service to the problem," he said.
Over 1,400 separate organizations exist to promote the discussion of nuclear warfare and its subsequent effects, he said.
More than 350 periodicals are printed around the world on the same problem, but they only make obviously inadequate studies, he said.
"We need to know more about the human behaviour of various countries before we can successfully understand why they are reluctant to relinquish certain controls," he said.
PROF. STRASSENBURG suggested that more study be given in three specific areas;
- human behavior;
- international relations,
- technical background
Specialists such as the sociologist should see why a nation is aggressive or warlike, Prof. Strassenburg said.
Prof. Strassenburg, proposed that the government supply larger grants to the cause of international relations.
Large corporations make grants now, he said, but the government devotes no financial aid to the cause.
"I see no signs of it coming soon." Prof. Strassenburg said, because not enough pressure is exerted by the general public. "Public opinion must sway governmental policy."
Concerning international relations, Prof. Strassenburg said that it is a generally accepted notion every other nation is aggressive. He said that we believe that war is the apex way to solve differences.
"We must understand the background of foreign countries before compromise can be reached. We need to know some of their needs," he said. Our proposals may not always be compatible with the ideals of an individual nation. In effect, a nation may justifiably be aggressive and a better solution may exist for nuclear warfare than one proposed by the United States.
Prof. Strassenburg said technical problems constitute the least important of the three areas because they can solve themselves.
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The technical problems die away, Prof. Strassenburg said, but the job for the sociologist and the psychologist still remains.
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