nuclear weapons and prevention of nuclear \tar and support'ed such resolutions as 39/63 H on the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons' and 3g'/L4S F upon the climatic effects of nuclear wars nuclear winter' g. At the Geneva conference on Disarnanent, the Gernan DemocraEic Republicr like the other socialist states as well as Ehe non-aligned and neutral countries, hd", strongly supported the idea to include the prevention of nuclear war on the agenda as a task of Ehe highest. priority and to establ'ish an appropriate negotiaeing body' 10. Together with other socialist States, the German Democratic Republic' in a number of documents, (for example, see CD/484 of 28 I'larch 1984), submitted proposals for steps to expedite effective action on the gueslion of the prevention of nuclear !tar, which would include above all: (a) Renunciation of the first-use of nuclear weapons by all nuclear-weapon states and the elaboration of an internaEional instrument of a 1e9a11y binding character laying down the obligation not to be the firsB to use nuclear cteaponsi (b) A freeze on all nuclear arsenals under appropriate verification, both in quanEitat.ive and qualitative termsi (c) Imnediate conclusion of a treaty on the complete and general prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests and, pending ghe conclusion of such a treaty' a mofatorium by all nuclear-neapon states on all nuclear explosionst (d) Prevenlion of the exEension of the arms race to other environments' esPecially outer spacei (e) Other approPriaEe unaulhorized use of nuclear surprise attacks. II. !{hat appears necessary novt is that the StaEes which have up to now blocked the beginning of relevant negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament review t'heir politiorr-and take account of mankind's desire for urgent measures suited fo avert a nuclear catastroPhe. L2. The German Democratic Republic is convinced that, combined effortq of StaEes
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