1985 Final Document. That will be another milestone on the road to 1995, when the Treaty will be up for extension. One of the linchpins of the NPT, but surely not the only one, is article VI. Its subject-matter should be seen in a broad perspective. In a sense, debating non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is not a prerogative of the States parties to the NPT alone. Through in-depth and detailed discussion of various subjects of the nuclear items on our agenda, the Conference on Disarmament might contribute to a proper understanding of the essentials of nuclear arms control and disarmament. In this context we witnessed a remarkable event only recently, that is, the participation of the American and Soviet negotiators to the Nuclear and Space Talks in an informal plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament, where their brief statements were followed by an ample exchange of questions and answers. If one aspect emerged clearly from those discussions, it certainly was the fact that the future treaty on strategic offensive arms will effect significant reductions in strategic offensive arms, thereby increasing stability and lowering the risk of war. It will thus have an impact far beyond the direct bilateral scope of the treaty itself. We, therefore, sincerely hope that the timetable as set out by Presidents Bush and Gorbachev at their recent talks in Washington can be kept and that the signature of this treaty will be a fact by the end of 1990 or the beginning of 1991. In carrying through an important reduction of the "first strike" potential of both Parties involved, this Treaty will form an essential contribution to the creation of more strategic stability and the strengthening of international security. We welcome the fact that the United States and the USSR have also agreed to pursue 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its relevance to international security and disarmament. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international relations and politics. The content focuses on the reduction of nuclear arms and the creation of strategic stability, which indicates that the category should be related to international security and disarmament.

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International relations, Science and technology