on the same principle, and taking into accounE tbe inalienable righc !o self-deterninaE ion and independence of PeoPIeB under colonial or foreign d@ination and the obligationa of sEates to respect that right, in accordance ttith the charEer of the united NaEions and Ehe DeclaraEion on Pt lnciples of International Law concerning Friendly n€lations and Co-oPeration alDng sgates, as well as Ehe need of recipien! Slates to protect their security. L53. A nea€ure that would concribuee to the curbing of the arms race and r|ould increase the poasibilit.ies of reaLlocatton of resources rbw being used for nilitary purposes to econonic ard social tteveloPnent, particularly for the benefit of the develoPing count.ries, lrould b€ graduaL reducEion of nilitary expenditures on a nutualty agreed basis. l5d. All the peoples of lhe sorld have a vital interest ln the success of dlsarnanent negotiations. conseguently, all StaEes bave the right and Ehe atuty to participate on an equal footlng in nultilaeeral dlsarnament negotiat.ions that have a bearing on tbeir national security. Bhlle disarnanen! is the responsibi.lity of all States, the nuclear-seapon staEes have the prinaty re8ponsibiltty for nuclear diEarnanent and' Eogelher sith other militarily significant states, for halting and reversing the arms race. IC ia therefore ioportan! to secure Eheir active participaEion. I55. The negot.iati.onE on a cmprehensive nuclear test ban should be resuned and intensifietl. Nuclear rFaPona testing has played an lndispensabLe role i'n the development. of bhe nuclear seapons prograns of Che greaE lrowerg. According to ttre stockholn International Peace Research Institute (SIPRII , since 1945 som€ I,500 nuclear testa have been conducbed' over 90 per cent of then by the t1'o Ieading nuclear-neapon tbflera. 9,/ 156. A Partlal Test Ban Treaty was conclud€d in 1963 probibiting nuclearl,eapon testing ln the atrcsphere, in ouler space and under rrater, but it does noE prohibit
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations, disarmament, and nuclear testing, which suggests that it is related to global security and international cooperation. It also mentions the allocation of resources and the need for economic development, particularly for developing countries. This hints that the text may also be related to economic development and international cooperation.

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