(b) Quantitative and qualitative freeze of the present nuclear arsenals. Thefreeze would cover all the components of nuclear arsenals, non-deploymenL of newnuclear weapons and cessation of the production of fissionable materials formilitary purposes. This procesa can be initiated by the Union of Soviet SocialistRepublics and the United States of America with the other nuclear-weapon Statesfollowing suit. In its recent resolutions, the United Nations has established thatat Present there exist propitious conditions for such a freeze, namely, the overallwrought parity between the United States and the Soviet Union in nuclear militarypower iA/40/498 English Page 81 (c) Prevention of nuclear rdar cannot be divorced from non-proliferation of nuclear neapons. In this context, the non-proliferation 16gime established by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear t{eapons should be strengthened. To this end, the creation of nuclear-weapon-free regions on the basis of the agreenent and arrangements arrived at by the States concerned in the region are of significantcontribution. It is nor{ a pressing task to prevent the depLoyment of nuclear weapons abroadi (d) A11 States, especially those having the najor space capabilities, should nake active contributions to the objective of using space exclusively for peaceful purposes and undertake prompt measures to prevent an arms raee in outer space. The United States 'rstar $rars" plan is aimed at guaranteeing that Power the strategic superiority r^rhen it unleashes a nuclear war. 8. Prevention of nuclear war is organically linked with the principle of non-useof force in international relations. We deem it necessary in this respect to lay emphasis on measures assuring the security of non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of force, nuclear or non-nuclear as a result of the hostilepolicies of certain nuclear-hreapon States towards the former. 9. The task of preventing nuclear vrar demands all States, primarily the nuclear-weapon States, to exert the greatest efforts and to assume the most seriousresponsibilities towards the destiny of nankind. It can only be achieved through t,he tenacious and resolute struggle of all forces of peace throughout the world. YUGOSLAVIA loriginal: Englishl [3 April 198s]
**Analysis**
The text discusses the prevention of nuclear war and the reduction of nuclear arsenals, highlighting the need for international cooperation and the strengthening of non-proliferation agreements. It emphasizes the importance of using space exclusively for peaceful purposes and preventing an arms race in outer space. The text also touches on the need for security measures to protect non-nuclear-weapon States from the use or threat of force.

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International relations, Science and technology