88. The united Nations was established 40 years ago to save succeeding gerierationsfrom the sceurge of war. Today there is no task more inperative before theinternational comnunity than to remove the threat of nuclear war. It is atranscendent interest of the peoples of the world that geographical, ideological orpolitical differences, national boundaries or regional alliances not be allowed tojeopardize the future of mankind. The prevention of nuclear war is not an issueamong many, it is t.he conditig si-ge qua-_non. of all 0ur endeavours. NoEes _ \1 offici?l Recgrds of the General Assemb1y, Twetfth special Session,Annexes, agenda items 9, 10, ll, 12 and 13, documenC A/S-tZ/gX ?/ United Nations publication, Sales No. E.Gg.IX.I. United Nations pubticaEion, Sales No. 8.81.I.11. United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 402, No. 5779, p. 72. _2/ . Off igial Recoris qt-tlre General Assgmbly, t'nentieth Session, Annexes,agenda item 105, docunent A/5975.2/ !/A/ 40/ 498 Bngl ish Page 26 PART TWO REPLIES RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENTS ARGENTINA lOriginal: Spanishl [7 FebruarY 19851 1. As recently brought out in the Delhi Declaration of 28 January 1985 by t'he Heads of State or Government of Greece, India, Mexico, Sweden, the Uniled Republic of Tanzania and my own country (see A/40/LL4-S/L6921, annex)' the Argentine Government wishes to reiterate its serious concern over the dangers inherent in the existence of more than 51000 nuclear weapons in the arsenals of the nuclear-weapon States. The threaE of a nuclear holocaust is with us pernanently and seems to increase as time passes. The great majority of the international community are constantly appealing for efforts to avert this Ehreat, but what. has been done so far is nol sufficient. 2. In our view, as sEated in the Political Declaration adopted by the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, at New De1hi in March 1983, "the renewed escalation in the nuclear arms race, both in its quantitative and qualitative dimensions, as weII as reliance on doctrines of nuclear deterrence, has heightened the risk of the ouEbreak of nuclear war and led to greater insecurity and instability in internaEional relations. Nuclear ldeapons are more than weapons of war. They are instruments of mass annihilation. The
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of preventing nuclear war, highlighting the threat it poses to humanity and the need for international cooperation to address this issue. The text also references international agreements and declarations, indicating a focus on international relations and global governance. Given the content and tone of the text, it appears to be related to issues of global security and international cooperation.

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