call of the overwhelming majority of Member States for an immediate freeze in the production, stockpiling and deployment of nuclear weapons will certainly be made in vain. My Government urges the nuclear Powers to continue the process begun with the partial test-ban Treaty and to enter negotiations on a multilateral or any other JSM/sm A/C.l/40/PV.S 67 (Mr. Osman, Somalia) basis, in order to bring to an end nuclear-weapon testing in all environments. We know that an effective verification system is an essential accompaniment for a comprehensive test-ban treaty, but it seems clear that the technical and political facilities for an international verification system are well within reach. We also urge the major Powers to co-operate in achieving a multilateral convention to prohibit the development, production and stockpiling of chemical weapons. The continued presence of this question on our agenda certainly indicates that achievements in science and technology have overtaken the ability to preserve truly human and civilized values. A convention to prohibit the production and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction is also long overdue. we have seen all too clearly the difficulty of trying to put the nuclear-weapons genie back into the bottle. It would be folly of the most dangerous kind if additional sources of horror and destruction were to be let loose upon the world. The obligation of the nuclear Powers to guarantee that non-nuclear-weapon States will not be threatened or attacked with nuclear weapons remains a strong one. My delegation deplores the delays and obstacles which have impeded negotiations on this question in the past. We trust that there will be good progress during the coming year in efforts to establish effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the' use or threat of nuclear weapons. My delegation warmly welcomes the proposal to hold an international conference 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement urging nuclear powers to freeze and ultimately eliminate the production, stockpiling, and deployment of nuclear weapons. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the text is likely a speech or statement made by a representative of a country or international organization. The focus on nuclear weapons and disarmament suggests that the text is related to international security and arms control, rather than any of the other categories.

**Category**
International security, Science and technology