reached a certain level of understanding on the questions that divide them - disarmament will be impossible. Clearly, it is impossible for us to decide in favour of one position over the other. Perhaps in the past the trend to see the arms race as an effect rather than a cause was correct. When, prior to the Second world war, Hitler began his bellicose policy, he clearly had in mind geopolitical expansionism and revanchism to redress earlier defeats. Had the League of Nations taken appropriate measures after the first violations of Treaties by the Nazi dictator, war would certainly have been less likely. The arms race was a decision clearly related to political problems, where cause and effect were completely united. One more task was merely an added tangible asset to the grand expansionist design. But, in our day, the arms race is a problem in itself, in spite of its clear political implications, as in the past. Only this time the development of military technology has changed qualitatively, as the Committee knows, since the first AW/jcl A/C.l/40/PV.9 9-10 (Mr. Sucre Figarella, Venezuela) atomic bomb was dropped, with subsequent technological development. The nature of the nuclear conflict forces us to consider it as sufficiently threatening to have to control it, even though global political agreements may not exist in all areas where they are needed. That is why measures to create security, to limit the effects of nuclear war, and any other initiatives that may be taken in this respect, should be considered as specific issues. We must be clear, on this point. However threatening conventional war may be, the use of nuclear weapons constitutes a greater danger quantitatively and qualitatively, and it must be treated as an evil in itself, something which can be limited through agreements however partial they may be. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion on international relations and security, specifically focusing on the arms race and the threat of nuclear war. The author is highlighting the need for measures to create security, limit the effects of nuclear war, and control the development of military technology. The text does not mention specific economic, social, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the political and strategic implications of the arms race.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology