membership oftheOrganization. Inthisconnection theprospects fo~international peaceandsecurity have been en~anced byrecentdevelopments inEast-West relations. Twoye~rsago,inthe wakeofthesuspension ofthetalksonstrategic armsreduction andintermediate nuclear forcesandintheprevailing climate ofchallenge andconfrontation between thesuper-Powers, manyinthisAssembly spoke o~theurgentneedforaresumption ofdialogue between theUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion. Todaythatdialogue is underway.ThearmstalksinGenevahavebeenresumed, andtheleaders ofboth super-Powers areshortlytomeetatthefirstUnitedStates/Soviet summitformany years. Weareencouraged bythesedevelopments, evenifthewayaheadisstill uncertain andunclear. webelieve thatbothsidesapproach thetalkswitha seriousness andcommitment commensurate withthegreatissuesatstake. The challenge forthemnowistotranslate theirrenewed dialogue intoenduring agreement.RB/9 A/40/PV.13 31 (Mt.Barry,Ireland) Animprovement inthesuper-Power relationship cannotfailtohaveaprofound andbeneficial effectontheoverallstateofEast-West relations. Butwe recognize thattheefforts toimprove theoverallrelationship betweenEastand Westisnotsolelyamatterforthe O~litedStatesandtheSovietUnion. Forits part,Irelandiscommitted tomultilateral efforts tobringaboutgenuine detente. Thisyearwehavecelebrated onesucheffortinmarking thetenthanniversary of thesigningoftheFinalActoftheCOnference onSecurity andCo-operation in Europe(CSCE). Theprocessinitiated bythatCOnference represents acentral element inthedevelopment ofmoresecureandhumanerelations inEurope. It provides aframework fordialogue andco-operation onmatters ofvitalimportance toalltheStatesofEuropeandNOrthAmerica, including respect forhumanrights andfundamental freedoms. Although someoftheparticipating Stateshavenotlived uptotheircommitments, wenonethelessbelievethattheCSCEprocessis indispensable andoffersagreatopportunity forcontinued progress. Central totheeffortstoreducetension between EastandWestisprogress on armscontrol anddisarmament. Inrecentmonthswehavebeenreminded ofthe appalling consequences oftheuseoftheatomic bomb40yearsagogTOday,inour questforamorestableandsecureinternational order,wearestillfacedwiththe threatwhichnuclear weapons posetothefutureofmankind. TheNon-Proliferation Treatyrepresents oneresponse tothisthreat. By bringing together 127statesoutofthecurrent UnitedNations membership inan undertaking nottoacquire nuclear-weapon capability, theTreatyhasmadea significant contribution topreventing thespreadofnuclear weapons. HOwever, as yetthenuclear-weapon Stateshavefailedtorespond inkindbyworking towards radical reductions oftheirnuclear arsenals. Irenewm¥appealtotheStates c,)ncerned totakethefirststeptowards nuclear disarmament byworking forthe earlyconclusion ofacomprehensive test-ban treaty, andIurgethemtoundertakeRH/9 A/4O/PV.·13 32 (Mr.Barry,Ireland) acommitment tohalttestsattheearliest possible date.Inthisconnection I welcome thesuccessft;l conclusion oftheThirdReviewConference oftheParties to theNon-Proliferation TreatylastweekinGenevaandtheagreement reached thereon aconsensus finaldeclaration calling onthenuclear-weapon Statestonegotiate without delayontheelaboration andconclusion ofacomprehensi;re test-ban treaty. Oneofthemajorchallenges facingtheinternational colllllUnity asweapproach the21stcenturyistheexploitation ofouterspaceforthebenefitofmankind. Thepotential forthepeaceful useofouterspacehasalready beendemonstrated, forexample inthefieldofcommunications satellites, whichmakeasignificant contribution totheverification ofarms-control agreements. However, my. Government wouldbeprofoundly concerned atanyprospect ofouterspacebecoming thearenaforanewandhighlydangerous armsrace,andwebelieve thatthereisa needforreliable assurance thatitwillnotbeembarked upon.Ifthisisnot given,thec~ntinued advances inspace-related technologies andspaceweapons could leadtogreater international insecurity andtoincreased risksforall.My Government istherefore greatly encou~~~~d bythedecision ofthesuper-Powers to tackletheseimportant issues, together withthoseofnuclear weapons, intheir bilateral talk::;.Similarly, wewelcome thesubstantive workattheConference on Disarmament ontheprevention ofanarmsraceinouterspace.Itisourhopethat bothsetsofnegotiations willleadto~~eearlyconclusion ofagreements designed toguarantee theimmunity ofsatellitesfromattack andalsotoprevent theuseof ~uterspaceforpurposes contrary totheexisting arms-control regime, in particular the1972Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Thereinamanifest urgency alsoinconnection withtheconclusion ofCl
**Analysis**
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