eluded the Conference on Disarmament, which has tried to meet the concerns of some nations to provide in the same treaty provision for adequate protection of peaceful nuclear facilities . We believe that agreement on a radiological weapons ban should not await the resolution of this particular problem. Therefore, in his statement to the General Assembly on 25 September the Right Honourable Joe Clark, Secretary of State for External Affairs, called on the United States and the Soviet Union to conclude a verifiable treaty banning radiological weapons. He also indicated Canada's immediate readiness to sign such a treaty. Canada's programme of action, then, is ~omprised of specific and practical contributions designed to make the arms control process viable and the goal of disarmament realizable. We know that annual military expenditure is nearly now reaching nearly one trillion dollars. Neither declarations nor lamentations will end this flagrant ~~use of the world's scarce resources. weapons are a symptom, not a cause, of political mistrust. Construction of a climate of trust and political understanding is therefore a prerequisite for disarmament. The world will have a much needed opportunity further to develop and refine its understanding of these two fundamental concerns of the global community - JSM/plj A/C.l/40/PV.S 8 (Mr. Roche, Canada) disarmament and development- in their relationship to one another, at the forthcoming International Conferenceon the Relationship between Disarmament and Development, which is expected to be held in Paris next summer. The saddening facts of the arms race and its deyastating impact on the lives of millions should stimulate a new awareness about the real meaning of the arms race today. Canada will play a role at that Conference because we believe essentially that the diversion of so much money, resources and talent to armaments is unacceptable in a 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the issue of disarmament and the arms race, highlighting its impact on the world's scarce resources and the diversion of funds towards armaments. It also touches on the relationship between disarmament and development, and the need for a climate of trust and political understanding to achieve disarmament. The tone is diplomatic and international, with a focus on the global community and international cooperation.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief