extreme urgency of adopting measures for nuclear disarmament through a time-bound programme for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. It is clear that global security cannot be based on doctrines of nuclear deterrence. On the contrary, the advent of nuclear weapons obliges us to undertake a re-examination of the basic relationship between armaments and security. The belief that security can be enhanced through possession of CD/PV.547 20 (Mr. de Rivero, Peru) nuclear weapons must be challenged because the accumulation of nuclear weaponry constitutes a threat to the very security that it seeks to protect. In the nuclear age, the only valid doctrine is the achievement of collective security through nuclear disarmament. The INF Treaty, as the first disarmament agreement which eliminates an entire class of nuclear weaponry, is a further vindication of the view that the reduction of nuclear arsenals leads to an enhancement of global security. The Group of 21 is convinced that the doctrines of nuclear deterrence, far from being responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, lie at the root of the ongoing arms race and lead to greater insecurity and instability in international relations. Moreover, such doctrines, which in the ultimate analysis are predicated upon a willingness to use nuclear weapons, cannot be the basis for preventing the outbreak of a nuclear war, a war which would affect participants and innocent bystanders alike. The Group of 21 rejects as politically and morally unjustifiable the view that the security of the whole world should be made to depend on the state of relations existing among nuclear-weapon States. In the task of achieving the goal of nuclear disarmament, the nuclear-weapon States bear a special responsibility. In keeping with respect for the security concerns of the non-nuclear nations, and refraining from action leading to intensification of the nuclear arms race, the nuclear-weapon 
**Analysis**
The text is focused on the topic of nuclear disarmament and its implications on global security, highlighting the need to re-examine the relationship between armaments and security. It emphasizes the importance of collective security through nuclear disarmament and rejects the doctrine of nuclear deterrence. Given the context, it is likely that the text belongs to a category related to international relations, security, and disarmament.

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