the problems of strategic stability and global and regional military balances. Therefore, the resolution of the problems of global disarmament does not, of course, depend solely on the reform of the Conference. CD/PV.563 5 (Mr. Batsanov. USSR) In this connection, another, unexpected question arises: is the Conference necessary at all and need it be improved? Perhaps there are enough bilateral and multilateral negotiating channels that come into being and will probably continue to come into being as problems arise? We none the less believe that the Conference, as the sole multilateral disarmament negotiating body, is necessary. Furthermore, its importance will increase in the future because, if the progress being made at bilateral and multilateral regional disarmament negotiations, and which we welcome, is not confirmed on the global scale, it might in the end come to nothing, for the possibility will remain that the arms race might spill over into other regions of the world, "outflanking" the existing agreements. The military and political realities of our world are such that creating an "enclave of security", for instance in Europe, will be impossible if the potential for instability and weapons stockpiles grow outside its boundaries. In the final analysis, security is indivisible. That global multilateral disarmament negotiations are really possible is shown by the work on the banning of chemical weapons. It represents the first, experiment of its kind, and consequently an especially valuable one, an experiment in thrashing out answers to literally all the questions in a truly multilateral organ. Going together with it, and, as we see it, going together not badly on the whole, are the bilateral Soviet-United States efforts. As yet there is no other experience of the close co-existence of multilateral and bilateral negotiations. All in all, the negotiations on chemical weapons have 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of multilateral disarmament negotiations, specifically the Conference on Disarmament, and its role in maintaining global security. The text highlights the need for global disarmament to prevent the arms race from spilling over into other regions, and mentions bilateral negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States as a positive development. The text does not mention economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather focuses on the political and military aspects of disarmament.

**Category**
International relations, Security and defense