The gravity of the list of facts read out by the repre- sentative of Nicaragua in his statement last Friday [2525rh meeting] derives from the qualitative’increase represented by the present level of military actions and acts of destabilization being carried out against his country. In accordance with what has been stated in the Security Council and with what has been extensively reported by the media, this is not merely a matter of facilitating the training of counter-revolutionaries by providing them with money and weapons, nor of encouraging mercenary pilots to commit acts of ter- rorism. What is now being attempted, apparently, is nothing less than the imposition of a naval blockade against Nicaragua with a view to eroding its economic infrastructure still further. 80. The Security Council has received reports on the laying of mines near Nicaragua’s main ports. As a re- sult, a number of merchant vessels have been damaged and fishing boats destroyed, and the navigation and shipping of a State Member of the United Nations have thus been disrupted. the countries of the isthmus. Because we are right, we shall not flinch from achieving our aims.” 84. Thus there are two opposing views of the real state of affairs in Central America and of its politics. While the Contadora countries propose disarmament in the area, respect. for the self-determination of ,each peo- ple.and measures to achieve the economic and social development of the region, there are‘ those who con- tinue to‘hold an outmoded view of international rela- tions, according to which militarism, pressures and a war economy are the best guarantees of their own secu- rity and strategic designs. 3 _. 85.. History has frequently demonstrated the limita- tions and fallacies of such ‘an” approach. Rigid mili- tary thinking has often endedup affecting those who apply it and has turned against’its authors. When the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a political situation, specifically a conflict between Nicaragua and other countries, and the implications of the conflict on the region. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text may be from a United Nations meeting or a government statement. The topics discussed include the use of military force, economic infrastructure, and the politics of the region.

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