purpose of considering further limitations on the number and yield of nuclear tests. The Soviet Union has suggested resuming them in September, and we expect a positive reply from the American side. Literally a few words on the prevention of an arms race in outer space. Space technology is one of the most rapidly developing fields. It is directly related to security and stability. We do not know exactly what kind of space technology we will have to deal with in 10 or 15 years' time, in particular that which may be of military significance, although we do know about the research being conducted in this field. To see that the Conference on Disarmament has been going round in circles on space issues for many years gives rise to gloomy thoughts. Like many other members of the Conference, the Soviet Union has introduced a number of proposals for radical measures to prevent an arms race in outer space - measures of a prohibitory nature aimed at preventing the development and deployment either of any space weapons at all, or of specific types of weapon, such as anti-satellite weapons. However, experience shows that such radical measures cannot become the subject of concrete negotiations in the near future. As a result, more and more delegations are opting to begin with confidence-building measures in space. We believe that this is right. The idea here is not to start negotiations just for the sake of negotiations, in order to be able to report that we are conducting negotiations on outer space, but rather to take the first steps towards establishing the basis for confidence with respect to States' space activities - if you will, to build up experience with constructive multilateral work as regards the outer space dimension of security and 
**Analysis**
The text discusses international relations, disarmament, and security, specifically in the context of nuclear tests, space technology, and the Conference on Disarmament. It suggests that confidence-building measures are necessary to establish a basis for cooperation and security in outer space.

**Category**
Science and technology, International relations