contTol or disarmament vithout cstablishing thc structure of an al1iance. I'Iuclear- weapon-free zones, danilitarized zones and "zones of peace" are examples in point' In these cases, the ruclear-wcapon States may also be ca1led on to give certein undertakings in respect of the use of nuelear veapons ' the threat of use or even 1-ho nP.'ecnnA .f these \teaTrons in the area. It has been proposed that thi-q could include assure-nces by the nuclear-weapon States only to use nucfear veapons in their own clefence or that of their a11ies, as well as guarantees not to lrse such weapons against ncn--nuclear-vef.pon states "'hich had formal-1y renounced the ."q1]i"itiott of nuclear weapons ' In practice, such proposaLs have not been uniiversally accepted. Theie rernain, a1so, the security assurances given by the nuclear.veaponStates,q.uotedinchaptervll'Man],.non-nuclear.r,'ea,lonStates are not satisfied with these assurances and have sought more specific t'lJarantees ' 392. The foremost exampLe of a nuclear-rn'eapon-free zone is that established in Latin America by the Treaty of flatelolco' By this agreenent the States of the reEion undertal:e not Lo pcssess or acquire in any form I/hatsoevor nucl-car reapons and the nuclear_veapon siates have agreed to respect the denuclearized status cf the region' The establishment of such zones has been considered in the United i{ations, alsc with respect to other areas, notably in Africa' the Iliddle last, South Asia, several larts of Europe' the l'led iterranea'n u the Indian Ocean and the South lacifi-c. This could provicle assurances against both the use of nuclear veapons by the super-Por'rers and the emergence of nerr nuclear- weapon States. Nuclear- vcaptn-free zones thus-offer the prospect of precluding ,r"i_"., veapons attogether irou the considerations of the securitv of a region. Th€ zone conccpt vitl be further discussed in chapter VII' 393. An even broader approach to regional. security is offered by the-concepts of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations and security, specifically the concept of nuclear disarmament and the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on international diplomacy and agreements. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, which are typically categorized separately.

**Category**
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