nuclear armscontrol and~isarmament. Theywerenotconvinced thatthe creation ofasubsidiary bodyonagendaitem2wouldcontribute tothecause ofnuclear disarmament. Intheiropinion, asprovided forintheprogramme of workoftheConference, questions relating totheagendaitemcouldbeand, indeed, already hadbeenaddressed atplenary meetings. Theydidnotshare theviewthateveryitemontheagendaoftheConference wasripefor immediate negotiation. TQeystressed thatfornegotiations tostandachance forsuccess, thesubject ofnegotiations requires careful definition anda precise, agreedobjective. Thesedelegations stressed theimportance they attached tosubstantial andverifiable reductions ofnuclear weapons. Atthe sametime,theyemphasized thatnuclear armsreductions couldnotbedivorced fromconventional armscontrol anddisarmament measures andshouldbe pursued soastoenhance international stability andsecurity. These delegations statedthatfundamental toallefforts inthisregardwasacommitment toupholdtheprovisions oftheCharter oftheUnitedNations. Theyconsidered thatthesinglemostsignificant wayoflessening insecurity andinstability ininternational relations wouldbeforallnations toliveuptotheir obligations undertheCharter. ManyoftheseStatesalsoheldthatproposals foranuclear weapons freezewoulddetract fromefforts toreducenuclear arsenals. -22- I, ''''. "3hould ~sametime, ~agraph120 3sembly five )rthe threat. ~werenot Therefore, lmmittee. draft le ;ionof lirforms. Inweapon ~ative reduction leirfull ,hthe .tes, weenthe ,the spaceand e atedin ctive atpreventing educing ntalso tsin ationof tions dof the 3ecause :>grammeof ~eand, ~share achance anda ~they Atthe divorced Iacommitment oonsidered ,ability iir Iroposals :lear6~.Onenuclear-weapon State,belonging tothisgroup,considered thatfor obvious reasons deriving fromthela.rgesizeofthenuclear arsenals ofthe twomajorPowers, theresponsibility toholdasamatterofpriori~ negotiations onthelimitation orreduction oftheirnuclear weapons restedwiththem. 64.Onenuclear-weapon State,notbelonging toan:ygroup,reiterateditscall forthecomplete elimination andtotaldestruction ofnuclear weapons andrecalled thatithadproposed, asapractical steptowardsthatgoal,thatthetwomajor Powerstaketheleadinhalting thetesting, improvement andproduction ofnuclear weapons andsubstantially reducing theirexisting arsenals andthatthereafter corresponding measures betakenbytheothernuclear-weapon States.Itwelcomed theinitiation ofbilateral negotiations. Atthesametime,itnotedthat nuclear disarmament involved thevitalinterests ofallStatesandheldthat, therefore, theConference, asthesolemultilateral bo~fordisarmament negotiations, shouldestablish anadhoccommittee onthesubject. Itsharedthe viewthatmultilateral andbilateral negotiations shouldcomplement eachother. 65.TheGroupof21emphasized theviewcontained intheFinalDocument ofthe firstspecial session oftheGeneral Assembly devoted todisarmament thatthe nuclear armsrace,farfromcontributing tothestrengthening ofthesecurity of allStates, onthecontrary weakenedit,andincreased thedangeroftheoutbreak ofnuclear war.Inaddition, thenucl~ar armsracethwarted efforts towards the relaxation ofinternational tensions. TheGroupconsidered itpolitically and morallyunjustifiable thatthesecurity andsurvival ofthewboleworldshouldbe heldhostage tothestateofrelations existing amongnuclear-weapon States. The Groupexpressed itsconviction thatitwasnecessary totakeconstructive action towardshalting andreversing thenuclear armsraceandinthatcontextit recalled onceagainparagraph 50oftheFinalDocument whichsetsoutthestages ofnuclear disarmament. Progress inthesphereofnuclear disarmament would promoteinternational peaceandsecurity andimprove theinternational climate, whichwouldinturnfacilitate agreement onfurther measures ofdisarmament. 66.Manydelegations drewattention tothefactthatthetotalnumberofnuclear weaponsintheworldhadalrea~ exceeded 50,000. Theystressed th~urgentneed toha!tthisgrowing stockpile ofnucleaT weapons andtoreducethemsubstantially
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