disarmament, the General Assembly declared firmly and explicitly: "Nuclear weapons pose the greatest danger to mankind a.nd to the survival of civilization. It is essential to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race in all its aspects in order to avert the danger of war involving nuclear weapons. The ultimate goal in this context is the complete elimination of nuclear weapons.• (General Assembly resolution s-10/2, para. 47) It is our deep conviction that the salutary way to preserve peace and to avert a nuclear catastrophe is, as was pointed out in the communiqu~ of the Gromyko-Shultz meeting of last January, the prevention of an arms race in outer space and its cessation on Earth, and the limitation and reduction of nuclear arms until their ultimate elimination. Today the readiness of States to undertake and support practical measures to achieve this goal is the acid test of their policy and their commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The overwhelming majority of Member States have called firmly for the adoption of such practical measures. The soviet onion, with the support of the other socialist countries, has put forward a series of constructive and realistic initiatives and proposals with the aim of curbing the nuclear arms race and of limiting and reducing nuclear arsenals. Moreover, the soviet Union has taken a number of important unilateral steps as a manifestation of its good will and MLG/MO A/C.l/40/PV.ll 68 (Mr. Kostov, Bulgaria) readiness to contribute to reaching mutually acceptable agreements. There are also important proposals put forward by non-aligned and other States. The implementation of these initiatives and proposals would be conducive to making headway towards the paramount goal of eliminating nuclear weapons once and for all, towards strengthening international peace and security and achieving 
**Analysis**
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International relations, Security and defense