them which are logical if the object is to avert nuclear war. It is cornmon knowledge that the Soviet Union aside has put forward specific proposals, regarding the content of such a code of conduct for t.he nuclear Poeters. 15. Ttre Soviet Union shares the desire of the majority of States Menbers of the United Nations that the Conference on Disarnament aC Geneva should proceed without further delay to negotiations with a view to reaching an agreement on practical steps to avert Ehat purpose.nuclear war and that it should establish an ad hoc conmittee for 16. While seeking the adoption of specific, tangible steps to avoid a further destabilization of the strategic situation and to preclude fresh rounds of the arms race and reverse its course, the Soviet Union also advocates act,ion in all other directions that would lead to the removal of tbe threat of nuclear r.tar. It consistently strives to eliminate conflict and.crisis situations and to eradicate the vestiges of colonial and racist oppression. ft is the Soviet Unionrs conviction that the intellectual and material resources of States should be directed not toerards preparation for war, but towards a solution of the gLobal problems facing mankind, the elimination of hunger and disease, the development of nes, sources of energy, environnental conservation, the peaceful exploration and useof outer space, and the opening up of secretg of, the atornic nucleus and the @ean depths.A/40/498 English Page 76
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the Soviet Union's stance on nuclear disarmament and the allocation of resources for global problems such as hunger, disease, and environmental conservation. The focus on the use of resources for peaceful purposes and the elimination of conflict suggests that the text is more concerned with the allocation of resources and the prevention of war than with economic development or industry.

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International relations, Science and technology