I will conclude by saying that through the current détente we must call more than ever on the political will of the Powers that have special responsibilities in maintaining peace and international security, as well as all the members of the United Nations, to take urgent measures with a view to halting the arms race, avoiding the risks of war and preventing the use of force or intervention, in order to move from an era of security relations based on antagonism to an era of relations based on co-operation and trust. In order to do this, there will be a need for detailed knowledge of each other's military doctrines and strategies in a climate of transparency, through "open skies", as the experts say nowadays, in order to study threatening asymmetries and offensive capabilities. Because if we wish to overcome prejudice, to dispel distrust and the fear of threat, we must come round to concepts of defensive strategy and minimal deterrence. Of course, much remains to be done - we must keep our feet on the ground - to prevent wars and make military aggression throughout the world, an option that no Government could envisage and where military forces will have the role of preserving national independence and territorial integrity. Doubtless, what is happening today in Europe fills us with enthusiasm, because it marks a radical change in mentalities and in geostrategic outlook. At the same time, we know that this process started long ago, with the Helsinki Document in 1975, and covers a vast area ranging from economic co-operation to human rights. Yet will this happy period of dialogue and co-operation which is beginning between East and West do away with all the tensions here and there that are due to historical, political, ethnic, religious or 
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