355' Tire same conclusion follows fron a consid.eratioh cf the stability of thenuclear deterrence situation; the nore nunerous the r,reapons ) the more compl-ex thesystenxs and. sophisticated th€ doctrines, the more rikeftit nay be that theveapons nay be used. by nistake, be it a political, miliiary, technical- or humanmistahe. There is no foolproof system flr the control of nucleax veapons.Various methods nay be used to d.ecrease the risk of a nistake, tut in'spite ofall efforts accidents have occurred involving nucfear veapons ana tney wilfccntinue to occur. This i.s a concrete threat to the national sec,rity of bothsuler-Powers. nach is dependent on the 'rnucl_ear stability', of the otler. oneexample of tbis is the false ar,arrn in the united statesr on 9 November 1979, of asoviet nissile attack. The attack warning gave the united states military comnandbarely five ninutes to react befor€ the firit Soviet nissiles , supposeafylaunched from a submarine - were to hit their targets. yet it was not until aminute after these warheads were to have struck that it was cfea.r that the arerthad been caused by a computer error. A war game tape had sonehow gone out as thereal thlng. Other far-se a-larns r such as on 3 and 6 June 1p80, havl leen reported, 357. one further and. most inportant aspect of the stability of the system ofnxutual" deterrence lies with the quarity of the continuing nuclear .ri" "u."", There are several views as to the roots and. causes of the arns race and each mayhighl-ight a particular aspect of the problem, rn arl these theories one must ask,however' \rhat assu-rances do they provid.e that the underlying process of researchand developnent will not yield rnilitary applications of a deslabir.izing nature?To put onets confid.ence in "living vith the nuclesJ arns race" may thui be ancminous investment for the future.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the issue of nuclear deterrence and the risks associated with it, including the possibility of accidents or mistakes leading to the use of nuclear weapons. It highlights the importance of ensuring the stability of the system of mutual deterrence and the need for assurances that research and development in the field of nuclear weapons will not lead to military applications of a destabilizing nature. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. It is primarily concerned with the issue of nuclear weapons and their impact on national security.

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