At the library he said Kennedy had inspired his own disarmament efforts.

The American-led disarmament effort rounded up fewer than 200 weapons.

American officials have been fearful that any effort to conduct investigations on Iraq's terms rather than those of the inspectors would weaken the disarmament effort.

"The naval component of the military might of states should not be singled out from the overall disarmament effort," he said.

Different Techniques The expanded disarmament effort was being carried out today.

So far, disarmament efforts have varied from checkpoint to checkpoint.

Putting them off limits would undermine the entire disarmament effort, he said.

Starvation has eased, but disarmament efforts have met with mixed success and little has been done to rebuild centralized authority.

He was also an outspoken advocate of international disarmament efforts, and served as vice president of the Socialist International.

Some of them marched, joined anti-war groups and supported nuclear disarmament efforts.