2' The continuing acceleration of the arms race and t,he accumurat,ion of vastquantities of nuclear weapons in different parts of lhe world have created a gravethreat to peace and international security and have increased the danger of a worldwar which, in present circumstances, would inevitably lead to a nuclear catastropheand to the destruction of the entire human race as well as of the conditions oflife on earth- A particularly serious situation has been created in Europefollowing the deployment of United staces medium-range nuclear missiles in certainstaEes of western Euro;re and the adopt,ion of nuclear countermeasures by the sovietunion and certain European socialist countries. trtankind has never before beenthreatened by such dangers. rt is essential that everything possible should bedone to halt Ehe progress of humanity to$rards nucrear disaster. 3' It is for thab reason that Romania was anong the sponsors of General Assenblyresolution 39/L48 P, in the belief that resolute and responsible act,ion must betaken to elaborate and adop.t the measures recornmended in that resolution. To thatend, the conference on Disarmament a! Geneva should, in Romaniars view, establishwithout delay a speciar committee to negotiate an agreement containing concregemeasures which will make an effective contribut.ion to the prevention of a nuclearwar. 4' rn the view of President Nicolas ceasesgu of Romania, the current trend ofinternational events can only be slopped, and nuclear war prevented by ending thearms race, primarily the nuclear-arms race, by ceasing the production of nuclearlteapons and by the gradual reduction of existing sLocks of such rdeapons up to theircomplete elinination. with that in mind, nomania, like other states in Europe andother regions of the world, welcomed the start. of negotiations between the Uiion ofsoviet socialist Republics and the united states of Arnerica regarding the problemsof nuclear and space weapons. The very grave situation which has been createdcalls for these negotiations to be eonducted constructively, with understanding andin a highly responsible mannerr with a view to reaching "pl.opriate agreements onhalting the arms race, part,icularly the nuclear-arms race, moving on to ghereduction of nuclear weaPons until they are completely eliminated, and sEopping themilitarization of outer space. rn the view of Romania, the testing and producEionof new nuclear weapons, the deployment of new nuclear missiles in Europe and a1lactivities in connection with the militarization of outer "p"."-*u"E be haltedduring the Geneva talks.
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