Dobrynin describes reports that the United States is increasing its combat readiness in light of the conflict in the Middle East and to deter the Soviet Union. He suggests that the Soviet Union protest the United States' nuclear brinkmanship.

Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin met with US Secretary of State Vance and requested that he pass on a letter to President Carter from Brezhnev. The letter addressed finding a realistic approach to nuclear disarmament and the previous agreement in Vladivostok.