11. Great Polters, particul-arly those possessing the largest nuclear arsenals, bearspecial responsi.bility for taking all necessary measures for preventing nuclearwar, halting the nuclear arms race anrct launching the process of disarmanent. L2. Steady negotiations, which must take account of the interests of theinternational eommunity as a whole, may render an exceptional contribution to otherefforts ained at launching the process of general and complete disarmament understrict ard effective international control.A/40/ 498 English Page 83 13. Negotiations between the great Posrers, however useful and indispensable,cannot replace the right and duty of all States to participate in and contribute tothe disarnanent process, nor can they ser\re as a pretext for inpeding orobstructing the l-aunching of substant.ial nultilateral negotiations on specific measures for preventing nuclear war in Lhe existing bodies, such as the Conferenceon Disarmament. 14. Non-aligned countries have always pointed out that international peace andsecurity cannot be preserved and strenEthened through the arns race. At theirFirst Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at Belgrade in l-961, the non-aligned countries called upon t.he great Powers to haltthe nuclear arms race and }aunch negotiations, particularly on nuclear disarmament. 15. The first resolution of the General Assembly on the prohibition of the use ofnuclear weapons was adopted in 1961 at the initiat.ive of the non-alignedcountries. It underlined, even then, that the use of nuclear weapons wouldconstitute a direct violation of the Charter of the United Nations and a crimeagainst mankind and civil-ization. In the present-day conditions, this position is becoming ever more important and topical.
**Analysis**
The text discusses international relations, disarmament, and nuclear weapons, which suggests that it is related to international politics and security. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that it may be a document from an international organization or a government. The text does not mention economic, social, or environmental issues, which leads me to conclude that it is not related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, or other fields.

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