with the reguesE of the AssemblY.* 2. In the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, the first special session devoted to disarmament, contained in its resolution S-LO/2 of 30 June 1978, adopted by consensus, the Assernbly, "alarrned by the threat to the very survival of mankind posed by the existence of nuclear hteaPons and Ehe continuing arms race", declared in paragraph 18 Ehat "removing Ehe threat of a world nar - a nuclear r.rar - is the nost. acute and urgent t.ask of the presenE day"r and, in paragraph 47r declared that nuclear weapons pose the greatest danger to mankind and to the survival of civilization, that iE is essential to halt and reverse the nuclear-arms race in all its aspects in order to avert the danger of war involving nuclear hreapons and that the ultirnate goal in this context i's the complete elinination of nuclear weapons. And, in paragraph 58 of the Final DocumenE, it stated that "all Statesr in particular nuclear-neapon States, should consider as soon as possible various proposals designed to secure the avoidance of lhe use of nucl.ear neapons, the prevention of nuclear rdar and relaEed objectives, where possible Ehrough international agreement, and thereby ensure that the survival of mankind is not endangered" and Ehat "all States should actively participate in efforts to bring about. condiEions in international relations among States in which a code of peaceful conduct of nations in international affairs could be agreed and which would preclude the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. rl 3. At the outset, it should be noted that, while it is generally agreed that the prevention of nuclear war is of overriding importance, the question has been approached from different perspect.ives and differing ideas and proposals have
**Analysis**
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