1.   The explosion had a force that was close to the upper limit allowed by nuclear arms treaties.

2.   There was increased pressure on North Korea to abandon nuclear arms development.

3.   A joint measure on nuclear arms was agreed.

4.   NORTH Korea, suspected of trying to develop nuclear arms, declared yesterday that any attempt to force it to accept a United Nations inspection could lead to war.

5.   Almost immediately, the Communist-led Parliament registered its dissent by shelving plans to ratify the START II treaty slashing strategic nuclear arms.

6.   Also on the table may be proposals for additional nuclear arms reductions that would be fiscally attractive to Russia as well as the United States.

7.   Among the problem companies were Dole Foods, cited for heavy pesticide use, and Dow Chemical, which participates in the nuclear arms industry.

8.   Among the old favorites will be nuclear arms reductions, the balance of power in Europe and the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

9.   Among the missions of the five-day gathering of former world leaders, politicians, scholars and scientists is the elimination of nuclear arms.

10.   And even though the Cold War is over, the logic of nuclear arms control has detractors.