maintained peace in the post-war years. Nuclear weapons cannot be given credence on the grounds that they stabilize the era of friction, which we wish to put behind us. Rather, the nuclear arms race has exacerbated the friction to a level of lethality which embraces the whole of mankind. It would indeed be an irrational world in which doomsday weapons could be seen or legitimized as a prescription. The rivalry which the nuclear arms race represented had a negative effect on all parts of the globe. Let us not see as any form of remedy a class of weapons which it is now proven would bring complete annihilation and a global radioactive winter in their wake. The world is beginning to see the imperatives of enlightened globalism in the challenge of poverty and development, degradation of the environment, economic and technological interdependence, the need to husband resources for common goals and the inter-connectedness of all the enormous tasks the world faces. It is our hope that this globality of concern will also inform the dialogue for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, which should be the priority area in this multilateral negotiating forum. As we know from the prescient warning against the juggernaut of the industrial-military complex delivered four decades ago, a vast constituency composed of industry, the military, scientists, engineers and bureaucrats constitutes a critical and catalytic group of vested interests for the doctrinal underpinning and maintenance of the nuclear arms race. It produces the theorists, developers and deployers of ever more complex and destructive systems and devices. We have to believe that with sustained and enlightened political will and dialogue this ethos can be transformed. The United Nations Charter does give all Member States the right to individual and collective self-defence, but those who drafted these 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the elimination of nuclear weapons and the negative impact of the nuclear arms race on global relations. While it mentions the concept of "enlightened globalism" and the interconnectedness of global challenges, it does not specifically address economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues. The text does not discuss agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. However, it does touch on the idea of "common goals" and the need for a "multilateral negotiating forum", which suggests that the text may be related to international relations and global governance.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology