convinced that there can be no justification whatsoever for continuing tne arms race. The only explanation that can be found for the arms race is the policy of force and domination. The third factor is tne lack of tangible results in multilateral conferences or forums, including the Conference on Disarmament . Fourth, with regard to the bilateral negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States in Geneva, the President of Romania, Nicolie Ceausescu, recently stated that "our country has always advocated the cessation by all sides of the installation and deployment of new nuclear weapons, while negotiations are underway. We tnerefore attach particular importance to the Soviet Union's statements concerning the introduction of a unilateral moritorium during the Geneva negotiations ... we expect the United States of America to respond in a constructive manner and put forward proposals which can lead to mutually acceptable agreements on the cessation of the nuclear arms race and the militarization of space". Fifth, there is the opening, at the end of August, of the Third Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which is certainly of the utmost importance in the present circumstances of serious international tension. Finally, there is the growing concern of world public opinion, from the man in the street to the scientists, for peace and disarmament issues. There is an increasingly wide gap between this universal awareness of the need to make every effort to halt the arms race and achieve disarmament, to eliminate the nuclear danger for all time, and the actual state of negotiations on the subject. It would seem that the Conference is running against tne tide of the realities surrounding us. In my delegation's opinion, the Conference on Disarmament has before it an impressive range of specific ideas concerning the prevention of nuclear war, including all related matters. In order to consider these proposals we must 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the issue of disarmament and the prevention of nuclear war, which is a pressing international security concern. The language used suggests that the author is advocating for an end to the arms race and the militarization of space, and is critical of the lack of progress in multilateral conferences and negotiations. The text also mentions the importance of public opinion and the need for a collective effort to achieve disarmament.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology