punish an adversary in lbe event that that adversary sere Eo init.iale conflict. Some of then consider that. soDe additional capabllicies uay also be needed, such aE Ehoae that would enable retalialory aElacka to be conductett against militaryinstallations in an aggressor StaCers orn territory. 24. In the vieu of soE other States, convenEionaL deterrence is based on the aane negative features as nuclear delerrence. they conElaler rbat the creation of highlyprecise reapons of great deatructive pouer on the basl6 of the rFE! nodern technology, rhlch in tbeir deslructive capacity approach nuclear reaponB, lead to lo$erinq the ttrreshold betyeen conventional. ard nuclear deEerrencet the plans providing for the use of such weapons by a nuclear fleapon State or by iE€ aUy against targets in the territory of a presuEed adversary sould looer the 'nuclearthresholdr and *ould inevitably increase the rlsk of nucl.ear ear. 25. A alistinclion that can be nade betreen convenEional and nuclear deterrencerelatea to lheir consequ€nces, should deterrence fail and confl,ict eventuate. Althouqh failures ln conventional deterrence coulal well reault in ears causlng enornouE devaslation, failure of nuclear deterrence uould threaEen the veryaurvival of hunankind. As the possibility tbat nuclear deterrence night fail cannot be ruled out, the viabiliey anal inplications of this concept of securlty areof najor concern to aII. 26. The notions of "balance" and iparity" play an lnportant role ln therelationsbip betneen East and West and in nuclear deEerrence. Eodeve r ' these leroaare interpreted in different says. SoDetines Ehe ibalancei is calculateil on theIevel of a region or on the level of specific ueapon systens. soEetines it iaA/40/5s3 Engl i sh Page 15 interpreted on the global level, taking into account convenlionaL and nuclearforces and alloeing for lhe wide difference in the structure of deployed weapons.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the concept of deterrence in the context of international relations, specifically in relation to nuclear weapons and their impact on global security. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the text is from an academic or official source. The discussion of the consequences of failure in deterrence, including the risk of nuclear war and its devastating effects, implies that the text is focused on security and international relations rather than other fields.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology