nuclear Feapons exist and others '",rhi ch are free of them. There are regions free ofnuclear weaFons and- all- eff olts must be nade to maintain this particu_Iay status.finally, tle crearion of fur"ther nucl-ear-veapon -free zones pursued.t thi rEftoni:_L ferrel r on tire trasis of arrangements freely arrived at between the States concerncd" should be strongly enccuraged. 5f9. "ven if the road Lo nuclear disarnanent is a Jong and difficu_lt onc, therF :sno alternative. Feace requires the prevention of the danger of a nuclear r,+ar, Ifnucleal. disarmament is to becone a realitl.u the conmitment to mutual deterrencethrough a balance of terror must be discarded. The concept of the maintenance ofvorld Deace, sLabiljty and balance through the process of deterrence is perhar::the most rlangcrcus collective fallacl' that exists, -his report has detajled f n,.nassive 3rd lethar quantum of nuclear weapons that exist in the r.rorld and thc ra-,cof their daily accumuLation: it has indicaterl the devastating effects and consequences of even a fractional utilization of these vast stockpiles. The repcr,,l has also Cescribed the so-ca11ed tactical nuclcar lreapons with their consequentdestructive effects. But it nust be emphasized tha"t even if one such weapon r,ras ever used in vrar o it could becorae the iumediat€ and inevitable prelude to a total nuclear holocaust' The present report has attenpted to discuss the control syst€nsthat cu"r"nt1y existe but there is no conviction of their total- efficacy d.espitethc sonhisLicrtion tha,t is attributcd to thFse systens by their possessors. Thovery real prospects of nuclear proliferation - in the abcence of the nuclear Poirers I ability to halt and reverse their arlns race inter se - will inevitablv confront thevorf d r,ri ci'. a nu1 Li ciir.'ens i ona L prob]en of tne-i5J-serious nature.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic or political document discussing the issue of nuclear weapons and disarmament. It highlights the dangers of nuclear proliferation, the devastating effects of even a small-scale nuclear war, and the need for international cooperation to prevent such a catastrophe. The text also touches on the concept of mutual deterrence and the idea that the balance of terror is a collective fallacy.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology