theatres of military hostilities, are fraught with the danger of setting off a new round in the arms race and of seriously increasing the threat of chemical warfare. Such a step is clearly contrary to the efforts of many States aimed at an effective international prohibition of chemical weapons and also makes the negotiations considerably more complicated. It would be appropriate for the General Assembly to speak out resolutely in favour of speeding up the preparation of a convention on the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons and to call upon all States to refrain from any actions which might make the negotiations on a chemical weapons ban more difficult and, in particular, to refrain from the production and deployment of binary and other new types of chemical weapons. The task of saving mankind from weapons of mass destruction requires not only the elimination of the existing types of such weapons but also the prohibition of new kinds of such weapons before they appear. This is the purpose of our new initiative, submitted to the Conference on Disarmament last July, which in many respects takes into account the suggestions of our negotiating partners. The substance of our initiative is that all States should assume an obligation, immediately after any new kind of weapon of mass destruction has been identified, to start negotiations on its prohibition and simultaneously to declare a moratorium on its practical development. Prior to this the Conference on Disarmament, through NR/ve A/C.l/40/PV.S 29-30 (Mr. Petrovsky, USSR) periodic meetings of a group of experts, could continuously monitor these questio n: and, whenever necessary, make recorrunenda tions for speci fie negotiations to be held on the kinds of weapons that have been identified. We believe that agreement should be reached more speedily on such questions as banning radiological weapons and preventing attacks against nuclear facilities . 
**Analysis**
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**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief