increase thethreatofanother worldwar,whichwouldinevitably becomeanuclear catastrophe leading tothedestruction oftheveryconditions oflifeonearth. Neverinmankind's longhistory hassuchathreathovered overcivilization andoverthelifeandfreedomofpeoples. Therefore, intheopinion ofRomania and ofPresident Nicolae Ceausescu thefundamental issueofourtimeisthatofhalting thearmsrace,especially thenuclear-arms race,andproceeding todisarmament, eliminating allnuclear weapons, ceasingallactions tomilitarize outerspace,and defending andconsolidating peace.1t4S/12 A/40/PV.l3 49-50 (~Anarei, a:»unia) Thepolicyofforceandthethreatofforce,andofconsolidating andcarving outspheres ofinfluence continues 'i.:1~,thintensity. Araedconflicts andhotbeds of tensionpersist invarious partsoftheworld. Moreover, theworldeconomic crisis, whichinonewayoranother hasaffected everystateintheworld,has furtherworsened thesituationofthedeveloping countrieaandhasbroadened the gapseparating thosecountries froll1thedeveloped countries. Sincethe1982special sessionoftheGeneral A'ssemly devoted todisarmament, thesituation inthefieldofweaponry hasmovedinadirection contrary tothat advocated intheconclusions anddocuments adoptedatthatsession andcontrary to thelegitiute hopesofpeoples. Thearmsracecontinues atanevermorefrantic pace;military expenditures haveincreased everyyear;efforts todevelop and manufacture newtypesandsystems ofweapons, inclUding nuclear weapons withever greater destructive capacities, haveintensified; andattempts arebeingmadeto militarize outerspace.Bcr/at A/40/PV.13 51 (Mr.Andrei, Romania) Therehasbeenaparticular worsening ofthesituation in~uropebecause of thedeployment bytheunitedStatesofAmerica ofintermediate-range missiles in somewestern countries andbecauseoftheconsequent nuclear countermeasures taken bytheSovietUnion. Likeothercountries, Romania welcomed thestartofSoviet-American negotiations inGeneva. Asisknown,thetworoundsoftalksthathavl!takenplace thusfarhaveledtonoconcrete results. Duringthisperiodthedeployment ofnew nuclear weapons inEuropehascontinued, andthishasonlyincreased thenuclear dangerstillfurther. Anencouraging factinthisregardisconstituted bythemeasures adopted by theSovietUnionregarding themoratorium onthedeployment ofsomenuclear weapons untiltheautumnofthisyearandthecessation ofnuclear testsuntiltheendof theyear,aswellasthestatement thatiftheUnitedStatesofAmerica wereto adoptsimilar measures itwouldbepossible toextendthecessation ofnuclear testsandconduct negotiations withaviewtothecomplete renunciation ofsuch tests. WeexpectfromtheUnitedStatesapositive replytotheseinitiatives and thesubmission ofnewproposals designed toreduceandtheneliminate nuclear weapons andtohaltthemilitarization ofouterspace. Merestatements arenot enough; real,concrete actions areneededtoprovetheseriousness ofthe statements, toprovethatthereisawillingness totakethepathtowardthe elimination ofthenuclear danger. Thefactthattherewillbeameeting nextNovember between the General-Secretary oftheCentral Committee oftheCommunist PartyoftheSoviet Union,Mikhail Gorbachev, andthePresident oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica, RonaldReagan,iswithout anydoubtapositive event. Thatmeeting could,in Romania's opinion, promote theachievement ofpositive results inthe Soviet-American negotiations inGeneva.Bel/at A/40/'W.13 52 (Mr.Andrei, Romania) Wedofeel,however, thathalting thearmsrace,particularly thenuclear-arms race,andproceeding todisarmament requires thattheEuropean countries shouldnot waitpassively fortheoutcomeoftheSoviet-American negotiations andofthe forthcoming meeting between theleaders ofthetwocountries. Quitetothe contrary, thoseStates-and,inthefirstplace,thosethati!lremembersofthe NorthAtlantic TreatyOrganization (NA~)andtheWarsawTreatyOrganization -must shoulder agreaterdirectresponsibility andmustintensify theiractions tolead thetwogreatnuclear Powerstoactconcretely toachieve amutally acceptable agreement onnuclear weapons andonpreventing themilitarization ofouterspace and,asaresult, toreachtheappropriate agreements tothatendduringtheir meeting inNovember. Itisintheinterest ofthepeoples ofthecontinent, andindeedofallthe peoples oftheworld,tointensify theefforts andtheactions designed tohaltthe deployment ofnewnuclear weapons inEuropeandtoproceed tothewithdrawal of thosealready inplaceandthentothecomplete elimination ofallnuclear weapons, tothecessation ofnucleartestsandtotherenunciation ofanyactiontowards the
**Analysis**
The text discusses the threat of another world war, the arms race, disarmament, and the militarization of outer space. It highlights the dangers of nuclear weapons and the need for concrete actions to eliminate them. The text also mentions economic crises and its impact on developing countries. However, the primary focus is on international relations, security, and disarmament.

**Category**
International relations, Security