shouldbepursued onallmeasures whichwouldleadtogeneral andcomplete disarmament undereffective international control. -144-"1.Nuc ofcivil inalli weapons. nuclear "In nuclear­ importan "Th andrequ atprogr relative thenucl 112.The agreemen satisfac "*/ respeot hasbeen Procedur '.lA1 negotiat goalof Programm thefull General oftheID Thefirs (1988)( included theread revieVla implemen implemen progress wellas special adjusted withthe yearsaf"v.Measures andstagesofimplementation !,./ "Firststage!,./ "DISARMAMENT MEASURES "A.Nuclear weapons "1.Nuclear weapons posethegreatest dangertomankind andtothesurvival ofcivilization. Itisessential tohaltandreverse thenuclear armsrace inallitsaspectsinordertoavertthedangerofwarinvolving nuclear weapons. Theultimate goalinthiscontextisthecomplete elimination of nuclear weapons. "Inthetaskofachieving thegoalsofnuclear disarmament, allthe nuclear-weapon States,inparticular thoseamon&themwhichpossess themost important nuclear arsenals, bearas'pecial respomlibility. "Theprocess ofnuclear disarmament shouldbecarried outinsuchaway, andrequires measures toensure,thatthesecurity ofallStatesisguaranteed atprogressively lowerlevelsofnuclear armaments, takingintoaccount the relative qualitative andquantitative importance oftheexisting arsenals of thenuclear-weapon StatesandotherStatesconcerned. "2.Theachievement ofnucleardisarmament willrequire urgentnegotiation of agreements atappropriate stagesandwithadequate measures ofverifica.tion satisfactory totheStatesconcerned for: --' ,,*/Theheadingiswithout prejudice totheposition ofdelegations with respecttoquestions relating tostagesofimplementation. Thefollowing text hasbeenconsidered foreventual inclusion inthechapter onMachinery and Procedures: '~lleffortswillbemadebyStates,particularly through theconductof negotiations ingoodfaithonspecific disarmament measures, toachieve the goalofGeneral andComplete Disarmament asdefined intheComprehensive Programme, bytheyear2000.Inordertoassurecontinued progress towards thefullrealization ofthisultimate goal,aspecial session ofthe General Assembly shallbeconvened periodically toreviewtheimplementation ofthemeasures included inthevarious stagesoftheComprehensive Programme. Thefirstsuchspecial sessionoftheGeneral Assembly shallbeheldin(1981) (1988)(1989), andwill:(a)reviewtheimplementation ofthemeasures included inthefirststageoftheComprehensive Programme; (~)consider thereadjustments thatneedtobemadeintheProgramme inthelightofthe reviewandthestepsthatneedtobetakentostimulate progress inits implementation; (c)elaborate inmoreconcrete termsthemeasures tobe implemented inthesecondstageoftheProgramme, takingintoaccount the progress madesofarandotherdevelopments ininternational relations, as wellasscience andtechn?logy; and(d)decideonthetimeforthenext special session toreviewtheimplementation ofthemeasures included, and adjusted asnecessary, inthesecondstageoftheComprehensive Programme, withtheunderstanding thatsuchsession wouldbeheldnotlaterthansix yearsafterthefirst. -145-"(a)Cessation ofthequalitative improvement anddevelopment of nuclear-weapon systems; "(b)Cessation oftheproduction ofalltypesofnuclear weapons andtheir meansofdelivery, andoftheproduction offissionable material forweapons purposes; "(c)Acomprehensive, phasedprogramme withagreedtime-frames, whenever feasib~e, forprogressive andbalanced reduction ofstockpiles ofnuclear weapons andtheirmeansofdelivery, leading totheirultimate andcomplete elimination attheearliest possible time. "Consideration canbegiveninthecourseofthenegotiations tomutual andagreedlimitation orprohibition, without prejudice tothesecurity of anyState,ofanytypesofnuclear armaments. "3.Nucleartestban: "Thecessation ofnuclear-weapon testing byallStateswithinthe framework ofaneffective nuclear disarmament process wouldbeintheinterest ofmankintt. ~/Itwouldmakeasignificant contribution totheaimofending thequalitative improvement ofnuclear weapons andthedevelopment ofnew typesofsuchweapons and,ofpreventing theproliferation ofnuclear weapons. [Therefore, allefforts shouldbemadetoconclude, asanimportant partof
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on international relations, disarmament, and arms control, with a specific emphasis on nuclear weapons. It discusses the need for general and complete disarmament, the importance of international control, and the steps necessary to achieve this goal. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is intended for an international audience, perhaps within the framework of the United Nations.

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