"Wehaveinherited awell-tested andconsistent foreign policywhich servesournational interest. Wehavealwaysbelieved inworking forpeace. ourpolicyistobefriends withallcountries onthebasisofreciprocity andHR/eel~_~_---------~~ --~~~---------------,---..., A/40/PV.10 44-45 (Mr.Khan,India) nutualbenefit. Ourcommitaent tonon-alignMent andanewworldeconomic orderbasedonjustice meansatotaldedication tothetwincausesofpeace anddevelopment. Wealsobelieve insafeguarding theindependence ofstates andupholding theprinciples ofnon-interference andnon-inte~vention ••* *Mr.Oyoue(Gabon), Vice-President, tooktheChair.AP/td A/40/PV.1.0 46 (Mr.Khan,India) Onlyafewweeksagowemarkedthefortieth anniversary ofthedropping ofthe firstnuclear bombsonHiroshima andNagasaki. Memoriesofthatcatastrophe make usevenmoreacutely awareofthedevastating potential ofnuclear arsenals today. Aswebeginthisfifthdecadeofthenuclear age,theattitudes ofnuclear-weapon Statestowards thepossession anduseoftheirnuclear weapms havenotunde.rgone anybasicchange. Thereisawidegapbetween pUblicfearsofanuclear warand thecalculations ofstatesmen andstrategists oftheefficacy ofthen~c1ear balanceofterror. Everincreasing expenditures arebeingundertaken forthe qualitative development ofweapons. Newgenerations ofweaponsystems havecome intoexistence andthemi1itarization ofouterspaceappears imminent. Indeeda wholerangeofnewstrategic concepts arebeingbuiltwhichseektosmother any senseofmoraloutrage thathumanity mayfeeloverthepolitics ofnuclear confrontation amongthemostpowerful States'oftheworld. Allnations standtosuffer toagreater orlesserdegreefromtheimpactof thearmsrace. NOonecanpredict withcertainty thedevastation thatwouldbe causedbyanuclear war.Whentheimmediate effectsoftheblastandfire·are combined withthelong-term effects ofthefall-out, theerosionoftheozonelayer andthedamagetoallourplanetary lifesupport systems,itisclearthatanother worldwarmightwellbringanendtohumanhistory. Itistimeforustogotherootsofourpredicament. IftheStatesmost responsible forcreating thisthreatareasyetunprepared tosuggest urgent measures forpreventing theoutbreak ofanuclear war,othersshouldtakethe lead.Thereisclearly todayarisingtideofprotestallaroundtheworldagainst thewasteful anddangerous armsrace.Thepolitical climate generated bythe spontaneous popular movements ~gainst ~eaccretion ofarmaments, against the testingofnuclear weapons andagainst theuseofscience andtechnology for .AP/td A/40/PV.lO 47 (Mr.Khan,India) purposes inconsistent withhumanitarian principles, makesitimperative forusto takeboldactionnow. Thetendency towards thelegitimization ofnuclear weapons shouldbe reversed. Theprocess ofreduction ofnuclear arsenals shouldbecommenced asthe onlywaytobuildupconfidence andtrustamongStates. Acommitment byleaders of themajornuclear-weapon Statestofollowapathofarmslimitation ratherthan armsbuild-up istheneedofthehour.Theevolution ofhealthy national societies intheworldcanonlybeensutedifthepervasive influence efanar~aments culture~ palrticularly ofanuclear armaments culture, iscurbedandthemassive expenditure nowbeingdirected towards perfecting andmodernizing theinstruments ofwarischannelled towards securing moreequitable andbetterconditions of livelihood forthepeoples oftheworld. Evenatokenreduction inarms expenditure canproduce dramatic resultsifchannellized intothedevelopment of thelessaffluent sections oftheworld.Inthiscontext wewelcome theconvening oftheInternational Conference ontheRelationship between Disarmament and Development nextyear. Wehavewelcomed theresumption ofnegotiations inGenevabetween theUnited StatesandtheUSSRonacomplex ofquestions concerning spaceandnuclear arms,to beconsidered andresolved intheirinterrelationship, withthedeclared objective ofworking towards thecomplete elimination ofnuclear armseverywhere. All nations haveastakeinthesuccess oftheGenevanegotiations anditis, therefore, withsomeconcern thatwenotethatthesetalkshavenotproduced any concrete results sofar.Wehopethattheforthcoming summitmeeting between the leaders ofthetwocountries willgiveasignificant impetus tothisprocess • .AP/td A/40/PV.lO 48 (Mr.Khan,India) Ishouldlikeatthisstagetc,refertotheDelhiDeclaration issuedatthe endofthemeetingoftheHeadsofStateorGovernment ofArgentina, Greece, India, ~~exico, SWedenandTanzania mo,inJanuary thisyear,issuedafervent appealto thenuclear-weapon statestohaltalltesting, production anddeployment ofnuclear
**Analysis**
The text is primarily focused on the issue of nuclear weapons and disarmament, with references to the arms race, the devastating potential of nuclear war, and the need for urgent measures to prevent such a catastrophe. The text also touches on the connection between disarmament and development, highlighting the importance of channeling resources away from military spending and towards securing better conditions of livelihood for the people of the world.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief