General Assembly resolution 2S3l (XXVI)). The Final Document provide" ttr.t tt"secretary-Generar shourd periodicarry subnlt reports to the Generar A€senbr.y on theeconornic and sociar consequences of the armaments race and its extremery harmfureffects on lrorl-d peace and security. I{tl ire some of the effects of the arnE racemay be partly looked into by several sectoral studies, the studies on the econonicand social consequences of the arns race and of rnilitary er(penditures are the onrycomprehensive and self-contained surveys on the isaue, carried out wich a view torevear the lrpst current inpr.ications oi the arns race. rn updating the r97zreport ' we have taken rnto account the enphasis, in its concrusions, on furtherinvestigation of sotne areas in wtrlch atlequate infornation nas not then available.rn doing so' and in accordance with the ierms of General Assenbly resolutionA/35/L4L of 12 December r98o, we have also considered the new deveropnents wtrichhighlight the extremery harmfur effects of the arnaments race on lrorrd peace andsecurity. L7' chapter r describes the basic characteristics of the arms race. The nainernphas is on its technorogical thrust has been further etaborated by exatnining theinertial and the action-reaction features of the dynamics vrh ich govern the armsrace. The mir i tary-strategic inprications of the constant drive for technologicatinnovation have been described uy taring account of sorne of the latest changes innilltary technoLogy and strategic doctrines. rtre chapter also reiterates thecentrality of the nuclear threat and the urgent need to give it prlorityconsideration in the various approaches to disarrmrnenc. 18. chapter rr provides an assessnent of the natural, human, and nateriarresources consur*d by the arns race in a worrd of finite resources. The concernover resource. in a situation of physicar- constraint and the guestion of econonicaccess is explored with a view to exarnine its implications foi rnilitary outrays andatrategic doctrines. The negative consequences Lf a tendency to conteinplate a useof mllitary force to secure unrrnpeded access co resources rocated at poiiticar andPhysical distances are contrasted lrith the positive potentials for a io-operativemanagenen t of global interdependence. 19' The economic and social costs of national military outrays are anarysed inchapter III. The inpac t of nilitary spending on econornic g.oi,th is exarninedagainst the historical evidence auout its shirt- and r.ong-ierm conseguences foreconomies at different levels of developnent.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the consequences of the arms race, including its impact on the economy, society, and natural resources. The report highlights the importance of considering the economic and social costs of national military expenditures and the need for a more cooperative management of global interdependence. The text also touches on the theme of resource scarcity and the implications for military strategies and doctrines.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment