The U.S. and the Soviet Union last week reached long-expected agreement on a treaty to ban all weapons from outer space. President Johnson called the international pact, which must yet be approved by the United Nations and ratified by individual governments, "the most important arms-control development since the 1963 treaty limiting nuclear tests. This treaty has historic significance for the new age of space exploration." Peace on earth will be more difficult to attain. Even as the space-treaty was announced, Russia and thef U.S. appeared headed toward what; could be a new round in the nuclear, arms race.
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