Talk:Disarmament

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[edit] POV

The article seems a personal essay, favouring a definition of "real disarmament" that does not seem consensual. --84.20.17.84 10:31, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disarmament prior to the 1940s

The article suffers from Wikipedia:Recentism; as of this writing, the only reference that predates the nuclear era is a brief mention of the Tokugawa shogunate. The Washington Naval Conference is one example of an omission. 68.167.253.27 03:15, 4 November 2007 (UTC).

I think that the writer of the article aims to argue that arms control is different to disarmament...although he does so quite inefectivly.

Nevertheless, the Tokugawa Shogunate remains to be a better example as it (contrary to the Washington/London Naval Treaties) was successfully in its aims. However there are some clear mistakes in the the article such as the part talking about nuclear disarmament; where the author divides it into three types which, if read, obviously have nothing to do with nuclear weapons. I don't think any nations police force uses those to preserve order:) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.9.33.212 (talk) 04:52, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

REBUTTAL

In contrast to what this author claims, there is plenty of evidence that arms control is not disarmament. We are not talking about opinions here, we are talking about history. I suggest that the author look at a few key citations before going off into abstract references that hardly anyone would compare to the contemporary situation, the Shogunate. Read Melman's classic essay on the topic in The Nation.