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For Immediate Release	               		Oct. 19, 1998 

Former Arms Negotiator Discusses Nuclear Weapons Dilemma in Lawrence Forum 

     APPLETON, WIS. -- Nuclear weapons pose a unique dilemma.  By their very
nature, they can simultaneously improve and impair our national security
says the former director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

     Paul Warnke, who served as the U.S. chief arms negotiator in the Carter
administration and as assistant secretary of defense for international
security affairs under President Johnson, discusses America's nuclear
weapons policy Monday, Oct. 26 in a Lawrence University Main Hall Forum.
Warnke delivers the address, "A World Without Nuclear Weapons: Is It
Desirable? Is It Possible?," at 4:15 p.m. in Main Hall Room 109.  The event
is free and open to the public. 

     One of the nation's leading authorities on nuclear arm, Warnke will
examine the complex issues raised by nuclear weapons, including their role
as a deterrent to chemical and biological weapons, the threat to national
security should the U.S. eliminate its nuclear stockpile and the possibility
of other countries developing their own nuclear arms if they believed the
U.S. was eliminating its arsenal.

     A partner in a Washington, D.C. law firm and a member of the
Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, Warnke remains
active in the foreign policy debate. He was among 50 of "the brightest and
best policy makers," to sign an open letter earlier this year arguing
against NATO expansion.

     Warnke's address will be part of a week-long stay (Oct. 25-30) at
Lawrence as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, a program that brings leaders
in their fields to college campus to share informed perspectives.  During
his visit, Warnke will guest lecture in the class, "The Politics of Nuclear
Weapons and Arms Control," assist with other government classes and meet
informally with students.