tensions emanating from the challenge of providing socio-econonic content to political independence, as conpared to the initial post-coLonial period uhen the conventional threats to their security concerns vrere largely concentrated on external- situations like unresolved frontier problems and historical differences with neighbouring countr ies. 145. The relationship between the phenornenon of armament, on the one hand' and developrnent, on the other, was singled out in the 1977 report as requiring urgent consideration. The study on the relationship betneen disarnament and developlent (A/36/356) has emphatically stressed that the arms race and development are in a competitive relalionship not only in terns of their respective clains on the worldrs flnite resources' but also as regards attitudes and perceptions. Taking a globaI perspective, this study views develoFnent as a universal requirement including the need for sustained and stinulated econonic growth for the develoPed countrl-es and accelerated socio-econonic perforrnance by the developing countries. By viewing the arms race as a nnjor threat to international security and by describing arrested or stagnant develoFnent as a non-rnilitary source of insecurity, a trianguLar relationship between disarnanent, security and developrnent has been established. This perq)ective needs to be incorporaled into the various international foruns dealing separately with the problens of disarrnanent and devetopnent, To pre-empt the worldrs finite resources fron being claimed for nilitaly consumption, to convert the resources already so consumed to non-military purposes, and to divert then towards socio-economic developnent are lhe essential requisites for a strategy for disarnEment. Frorn a global perspectlve, these are also najor pre-requisites for the speedy establishment of a new international economic order whlch, as described earlier, is another way of conlng to terns vtith the international econonic realities. Particularly rewarding in this context r,rould be a further exploration of the benefits which would accrue fron nnjor neasures of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the relationship between disarmament, development, and security, with a focus on the global perspective and the need for a new international economic order. The language used is technical and formal, suggesting that the text may be related to international relations, economics, or politics. The topics of resource allocation, economic growth, and sustainable development are also prominent.

**Category**
Economic development, International relations