by consensus to the fortieth s€ssion of the General Assenbly, reconmendalions as to lhe provisional agenda, procedure, place. date and duration of the Conference. A. For a nore detailed survey ot lhe vies of, lhe Nonregi.an Governrnent on Ehe relationship bellreen disarna[Ent and developmenE reference is nade to: (a) The reply of Norlray Co the Sec reta ry-Gene ral pursuanf, to paragraph 5 of resoluEion 36/97 G (A/9-LZ/L3, pp. 22-28't, (b) The rep!.y of Norway to the secreta ry-Gene raL pursuant. !o paragraph 2 ot resoluEion 38/7L B (A/CN.f0l57,/Add,Ir p. 5). PAKISTAN Pakistan has forwarded Ehe secretary-General's connunication to the authorities concernad in Pakislan tor further suitable action.A/ 40/6),8 Eng I ish Page 36 night help to inprove the general- negoEiation atmosphere wiEhout incurring any risk for the parties conce rned. 13. The Swedish Governnent is concerned about Ehe vast resources currently being spent on the arns race. As resources are finj.Ee, there is inevitably a close rela!i.onship belir'een expenditure on armaments and econonic and social developnenE. The huge consurnption of naterial. and of technical and hunan resources for potentially destructive purposes is not only in sombre contrast to lhe want and poverty in which two thirds of the world's population live, but. may in itself aLso b€ a source of inlernalional tension. As a peaceful and stable world order also depends on narrowing Ehe gap between devel-oped and developinq countries, il is hoped that the practical measures indicated above could prove to be beneficial in achieving both disarnanent and developnent. The economic and social consequences of the arms race are so detrimentaf that its continualion is incompaEible $i!h the implenentation of an international order based on juslice. equity and co-operation. Thus, as declared in the Final Docunent of the Tenth Special Session (resolution s-i0/2\, resources released as a result of the inplementation of
**Analysis**
The text discusses the relationship between disarmament and development, highlighting the economic and social consequences of the arms race. It suggests that resources spent on armaments could be redirected towards economic and social development, which would benefit the entire world. This implies that the text is more focused on the economic and social aspects of disarmament rather than the technical or scientific aspects.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade