superiority, undermine military strategic stabiLity in the world and achieve global dominance. The intensificaton of the proErarnme to develop straEegic and other^/ 40/ 498 Engl ish Page 34 nuclear weaponsr the desire to transfer the arms race to outer space and t,hedeployment of the new American nuclear nissiles in western Europe are the mat,erialmanifestation of this irresponsible policy. The plans to acquire, in addit,ion tonew nuclear missiles, offensive space rreapons, including anti-missile andanti-satellite breaponsr c€ln be viewed only as attenpts to gain a first-strikecapability while renaining safely proLected by a space ,,shield,' in the hope ofescaping a second strike. AII this, together with the doctrines and concepts r.rhichpermit first use of nuclear lreapons, demonstrates the refusal of these States toconsider tbe prevention of nuclear war as the main task of international poliEicsand to take appropriate effective measures. 2' The Byelorussian SSR shares the alarn at the increased nuclear threat, whichwas expressed by the majority of States in the world at the thirEy-ninth session ofthe General AssembJ.y and which was reflected in a number of resolutions adopted atthat and previous Assembly sessions. Anong them, the Declarat,ion on the preventionof Nuclear Catastrophe, the Declaration on the Condemnation of Nuclear War, and theresolutions on the prevention of an arms race in out,er space, the non-first, use ofnuclear weapons, a nuclear-$teapon freezer 6Dd the start of nuclear disarmamentnegotiations are particularly important. The Byetorussian ssR supported all theseresolutions and was a sponsor of a number of thlrn.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal statement or declaration from the Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus) condemning the development and deployment of nuclear weapons and calling for international cooperation to prevent nuclear war. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it may be a government document or a speech given at an international forum. The text focuses on the strategic implications of nuclear weapons and the need for international cooperation to prevent their use, rather than discussing specific economic or social issues.

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International trade, Science and technology