stability, predictability and mutual understanding in naval matters, without touching for the while on questions of fleet structure and size. The ideas of an international agreement on guarantees for international maritime communications and an international agreement on the prevention of incidents at sea deserve attention. Confidence-building measures in a broad sense also possibly represent a promising direction. One of the systematizing factors of a secure world is the establishment of a ramified infrastructure of measures for confidence and transparency covering various types of military activity and various regions, possibly with regional particularities. Consideration of the question of limiting the use for military purposes of scientific and technical achievements could become a major independent direction of the work of our Conference. Here a start might be made by working out measures for monitoring and openness in this area, including development of the concept and practice of establishing open laboratories, extensive joint research and development in military and technical fields, the organization of on-site inspections of the use made of transferred technology, etc. Lastly, why not consider regional disarmament measures? There remain on the agenda of the Conference a number of old, seemingly futureless items. Naturally, there is a temptation simply to strike them off. But in our view there is no sense in hurrying here either. It would be better to try to take a fresh look at them and to weigh up in the light of the new political realities that are emerging what the Conference on Disarmament could do. For our part, we will think about this and we call on everyone to join us in this creative exercise. One of these issues is, for example, the prohibition of radiological weapons. Although there are at last some signs of progress in the so-called 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations and disarmament, highlighting the importance of stability, predictability, and mutual understanding in naval matters, as well as exploring potential agreements on guarantees for international maritime communications, preventing incidents at sea, and limiting the use of scientific and technical achievements for military purposes. The text also touches on regional disarmament measures and the prohibition of radiological weapons. These themes suggest that the category should be related to international relations and global governance.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology