The paper details a study supporting the hypothesis that people's opinions about nuclear arms control are influenced by their logically relevant beliefs about nuclear weapons, nuclear war, and the Soviet Union. The hypothesis should not be construed to imply that these beliefs are the only influences or the most powerful influences on arms control…

Ground Zero is an organization whose intent is to provide factual information on nuclear war issues. Ground Zero has published a simulation called "Firebreaks II: A War-Peace Game" about the ways nuclear war might be prevented. The impact of Firebreaks II on college students' attitudes was assessed in 79 student volunteers of whom 40…

Lt. General Abrahamson suggested that SDI policy is developing increased respect for university policies that oppose classified research, with such research conducted in nonuniversity settings, autonomous institutes, or institutions that do not have such policies. Ballantyne describes Cornell University's policy on open research. (Author/MLW)