the spread of the arms race to outer space: and requested the Committee on Disarmament to embark on negotiations with a view to achieving agreement on the text of such a treaty (resolution 36199). a/ References for the forty-fourth session (agenda item 57): (a) Report of the Conference on Disarmament: Supplement No. 27 (A/44/27): (b) Report of the First Committee: A/44/779: (c) Resolution 44/111: (d) Meetings of the First Conxnittee: A/C.1/44/PV.3-25 and 35: (8) Plenary meeting: A/44/PV.61. I.. . A/45/ 100 English Page 155 At its thirty-seventh session, the General Assembly reaffirmed the will of all States that outer space should be used eaclusively for peaceful purposes and that it should not become an arena for an arms race; declared that any use other than for exclusively peaceful purposes ran counter to the agreed objective of general and complete disarmament under effective international control: emphasised that further effective measures to prevent an arms race in outer space should be adopted by the international community; called upon all States, in particular those with major space capabilities, to contribute activaly to the objective of the peaceful use of outer space and to take immediate measures to prevent an arms race in outer space; and requested the Committee on Disarmament to consider as a matter of priority the question of preventing an arms race in outer space and to establish an ad working group on the subject at the beginning of its session in 1983, with a view to undertaking negotiations for the conclusion of an agreement or agreements, as appropriate, to prevent an arms race in all its aspects in outer space (resolution 37183). At its thirty-eighth to forty-third sessions, the General Assembly continued its consideration of the item (resolutions 38110, 39159, 40181, 41/53, 42133 and 43/70). 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the prevention of an arms race in outer space, emphasizing the peaceful use of space and the need for international cooperation to achieve this goal. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it is related to international relations and global governance. The focus on the Committee on Disarmament and the General Assembly further supports this hypothesis.

**Category**
Science and technology, International relations