Thekeyquestion todayishowtohaltthearmsrace,whichhasassumed global dimensions, howto~reventitsspreadintoouterspaceandhowtomakeastarton reducing thealready existing meansofmassannihilation ofhumanbeings. The Soviet Unionhasrepeatedly emphasized thatinreducing andlimiting anytypeof armsitwillgoasfarasitsnegotiating partners areprepared togo.TheSoviet Unionisreadyforthemostradical measures inordertoprevent anarmsracein outerspaceandtoenditonEarth. Indeed, insteadofinventing so-called "means ofdefending" oneself fromnuclear warheads, woulditnotbebetter andsaferto agreetoreduceandthentoeliminate altogether theverymeansofsuchattack? Thesocialist countries wantanendtobeputtothearmsraceandarecalling foraradical solution totheproblem ofnuclear ~1eaponm theircomplete prohibition andelimination. Ishouldliketoemphasize thatthisisnota time-serving policynorisitapropaganda ploy,ofwhichsomeareoitentryingto accuseus,butthebasiccourse pursued bythecountries ofthesocialist community intheirexternal policies. Averyaptresponse tocritics ofthiskindwasgiven bytheGeneral secretary oftheCentral Committee oftheCommunist Partyofthe SovietUnion,Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, whosaid: "Wehaveceasednuclear explosions. YouAmericans couldtakeyour revenge bydoinglikewise. Youcoulddealusyetanother propaganda blow, say,bysuspending thedevelopment ofoneofyournewstrategic missiles. And wewouldrespond withthesamekindof'propaganda'. Andsoonandsoforth. Wouldanyone, Iwonder, beharmedbycompetition insuch'propaganda'?" *Mr.Kiilu(Kenya), Vice-President, tooktheChair.Iti/ljb A!40/PV.22 24-25 (Mr•Kravets, Ukrair,1an SSR) Itisbynomeansapropaganda effectthatwe,together withotherpeoples of theworld,expect frOlltheforthcolling meetillCJ between theleaders oftheSOviet unionandoftheunitedStates.ThetimehasCOlletoputSoviet-AJlerican relations onanormaltrack,because, afterall,thedestinies oftheworldandofworld civilization dependonrelations between thesetwocountries. Ashasbeen del'lOllstrated inthegeneral debAte aOtthecurrent session oftheGeneral Assembly, allthosewhoadoptanattitude ofpolit~cal realismarereadytocontribute tothe success ofthismeeting andareindeedpinning serious hopesonit. Inthepresent tenseinternational situation theinitiative oftheSoviet Union,whichledtothestartoftheSOviet-American negotiations onnuclear and spacearmsinGeneva, was,inourview,ofparticular importance.NR/at A/40/PV.22 26 (Mr.Kravets, Ukrainian SSR) TheSovietUnion,inproposing adialogue totheunitedStates, wasguidedby adeepsenseofresponsibility forthecauseofworldpeace. Convincing proofof" thisisprovided byitsconstructive proposals todeclare amoratorium onthe development, inclUding research, testing anddeployment, ofspacestrikeweapOns· andafreezeonstrategic nuclear weapons. Todemonstrate itssincerity andgood willtheUSSRhasannounced aunilateral cessation untilnextNovember ofthe further deployment ofitsmedium-range weapons andsuspension ofother counter-measures inEurope. Thisconstructive stephasbeencommended bytheworld community. Ifitsincerely wishedtoreachagreement, theothersidewouldhavesurely madeuseofthoseproposals andactions; butallindications arethattheUnited States d~snotwantthis.Itisfeverishly carrying outagigantic programme of accelerated development offurther newtypesofweapons ofmassdestruction, itis proceeding withthedeployment offirst-strike nuclear missiles inEuropeinthe futilehopeofachieving military superiority overthesocialist countries andhas already beguntestinganti-satellite weapons. Washington is,infact,usingtheongoing negotiations asascreenforits aggressive plans. HowelsecanoneexplainthatwhentheGenevatalkswerealready underwaytheunitedStatestookadecision toallocate $1.5billion forthe construction of21additional MXmissiles whichwereblasphemously calledthe "peace-keeper"? Itisdifficult totrusttheassurances givenbytheUnitedStates sidethatitintendstoconduct thedialogue inaconstructive spirit, givenits actions undermining theSALT11Treaty. Moreover, theUnitedStatesAdministration planstoamputate thefundamental provisions oftheSALT11Treatyassoonasthey becomeobstacles toitsprogrammes forthedevelopment andstockpiling ofstrategicNR/at---------~~~~~~~~------,---- A/40jPV.22 27 (~.Kravets QUkrainian SSR) weapons. ItisthedutyoftheGeneral Assembly toappraise suchactions and resolutely speakoutagainst anystepswhichwouldundermine theexisting systemof agreements inthefieldofarmslimitation anddisarmament. ThefactthattheUnitedStatesisseeking notthecessation ofthe nuclear-arms racebutanarmsbuild-up isclearly reflected intheapproach ofthe
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