Six presentations, an introduction, and a summary discussion are included in this publication, which focuses on the various complex factors involved in the negotiation of arms control agreements with the Soviet Union. Titles of the six presentations are: (1) Critical Issues in the United States-Soviet Relationship; (2) Basic Elements of Strategic Theory: Military Relations in a Nuclear World; (3) United States Defense Capability; (4) A Closer Look at Soviet Capabilities; (5) Strengthening United States Security Through SALT; (6) How to Tell a Good SALT Treaty from a Bad One; and (7) Citizen Involvement in the SALT Debate. A concluding section contains questions and topics covered in panel discussions. Questions and topics were related to a basic proposition that strategic arms limitation agreements could enhance world security by restraining additional development of the mutually deterrent nuclear weapons systems of the United States and the Soviet Union. (NE)