This had a direct impact on the peace movement, which wanted to exploit those very consequences for the cause of disarmament.
He worked on disarmament, arbitration and new definitions of sovereignty.
As a result, a core of individuals set themselves apart over time as the main voices and chief experts on disarmament.
Disarmament without providing soldiers with training, as well as help in finding alternative means of livelihood, leads to instability and internal crises.
In this case there would be neither rearmament nor disarmament.
In the second case this means that there will be an arms race without limit or, alternatively, that there will be mutual disarmament.
Perhaps more than on any other issue, the politicians, diplomats and soldiers who dealt with disarmament were caught between these competing pulls.
The party has now abandoned its policy of unilateral disarmament.