Nordic area. In Africa, tbe Declaratlon on the denuclea r lza t ion of that conEinenthas not been reaLized because of the nuclear capabillty of south Africa. Forvari,ous reasonE. however, none of lbe proposals referred to has been inplenented.such proposals will have to take into account the speci.f ic characteristics of eachpotential nucl-ear-h€apon-f tee region. special arrangenents in accordance wlth the norme of incernalional rae would be necessary if, areas of international sea eereintended tb be included in a nuclear -'leapon-free ?.one. As an lnterin rDeasure,individual states nlght siah to pledge not to becone the first to introduce nucl-earr,eapons lnto a region. Both Euch lnterirn arrangenenEs and, in BoDe regions, morefornal arrangenents for the prohibttion of nuclear seapons could representinportant contributlons both to $orld and regional security. 147. The existence in both the Nortb Atlantlc Treaty organizaEion (NATo) and thewarsa$ Treaty organizat.ion of a large nunber and variety of strategic and tacticalnuclear eeapons to conPlement their convencional defences increases hhe tlanger that.if a convent.ional war were to start in Europe, iE could easily escalaee inro afull-scaIe nuclear sar. I48. In the perspective of NATO, nuclear reapons offer one neans of corpensacrngfor the perc€ived inbalance in European conventional force levels. NAm has soughtto secure itaelf fron attack by threatenlng !o counter any sucb aclack sith nuclearweapons. The Soviet. Unlon, for it.B part, rejects that Ehere extsts an inbalance inconventionar forces in Europe and has pledged not to be the firBE to uae nuclearweapons. ft ltaa declared that in responding to an attack lt sould uEe atl itsmilltary po$er.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations, security, and disarmament, with a focus on the nuclear capabilities of different regions and the potential risks of nuclear escalation. It also mentions the need for special arrangements and treaties to address these issues. Given the context and content, it seems likely that the text is related to international affairs and security.

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