produced, increasing theriskofaconflagration.Mexico hasnotedwithconcern thenewimpetus inthenuclear andconventionalCentral America hasarighttowell-being andtolivefreefromthespectre of preparedness forwarcouldleadtothemistake ofattempting afirststrikethateraraces. Distrust between thesuper-Powers isencouraging aquestforawarthatwouldonlybringaboutdeathanddevastation inanareathatisalreadyre-es~blishment ofbasesforcommunication amongtheGovernments oftheregion. TheGovernment ofMexicowishestoexpressitsgratitude totheGeneral precludes retaliation. worsestill,themissiles oftoday,withtheircomplexindispensable prerequisite forconsolidating political institutions thatwillunderstanding. Therecanbenodoubtthatbilateral contacts wouldreinforce the colDDits ustopersevere inefforts tobringaboutpeace. Weareconfident thatthesuffering thedailyoccurrence ofirreparable lossofhumanlifeandresources. unani~s support expressed bytheinternational community willpersuade ~~e prevail overforceandthepowerofpolitics overthepolitics ofpower.RB/9 solutions imposed byforce,reaching beyondanyimmediate illusions, wouldonly Assembly forthesupportithasgiventheContadora Group's efforts. Thatsupportcontribute toperpetuating andextending regional instability. PeaceisanContadora Group's negotiations onbehalfofaCentral American agreement.willreverse themomentum oftheslidetowardsdisaster.Theconclusions ofthemostrecentscientific research areunanimous: anuclear Thelogicofdeterrence andthebalance offorceatconstantly increasing(Mr.Sepulvoeda Amor,Mexico)A/40/PV.8 32 andsquanders resources thatcouldsatisfy thebasicneedsofthemajority ofthe ~orld's people. Itisalsoafactorintheprevailing disarray intheWeinsistthatthestockpiling ofarmsfrustrates hopesofimproved well-beingthathangsovercivilization. Fromnowonthecontinuity ofhistory depends onpolitical decisions. Technology initselfispowerless toeliminate thethreatRecently theworldmarkedthefortieth anniversary ofthetragedyofHiroshimanuclear weapons. theinternational scene. Modernarsenals ofwararenottheunexpected resultofMankind wouldseemtobehovering onthethreshold ofitsownannihilation. Nuclear disarmament concerns allpeoples. Hence,inJanuary ofthisyear, towards reversing andbringing toahaltthesenseless escalation ofthearmsrace. political agreements thattakelegitimate security needsintoaccount, gradually agreement anddisarmament -inotherwords,onforthright political actionthatMexico, together withArgentina, Greece, India,SwedenandtheunitedRepublic of andNagasaki. Sincethen,nuclear weapons havecauoedaqualitative alteration ofthesurface ofourplanet. scientific andtechnological advances butrathertheproduct andinstrument ofreducethedangerofextermination andfinally leadtothetotalelimination ofincrease thechances ofanaccident thatcouldtrigger theholocaust. levelsofdestructive potential mustnowbereplaced bysuccessive, step-by-stepwarwouldmeantheend.ofintelligent life,andpossibly ofallformsoflife,on Tanzania, calleduponthePowerspossessing nuclear weapons totakestepsurgentlyRB/9 Inthefaceofthenuclear danger, noone ~.nencourage falsehopesofsurvival.computerized datasystems forguiding bothoffensive anddefensive launches,---------------------------------1Uf/9 A/40/PV.8 3:1 (Mr.Sepulveda Amor, Mexi~) international financial. market. Thustheextentofworldpovertyisundeniably linkedtothemagnitude ofmilitary spending. Itistimetocallahalttothisfoolish anddramatic coursetowards war. Thesuper-Powers mustmakestraightforward commitments inthetaskofnuclear disarmament. AllstatesalikesJ:laretheresponsibility forputting anendtothe stockpiling ofincreasingly sophisticated andlethalconventional weapons. WehopethattheGenevatalksbetween theUnitedstatesandtheSQVietUnion willprevent theverticaJ.. proliferation ofstrategic arsenals, whichmightbecome irreversible, andinstead encourage theirprogressive dismantlement. Weare confident thattheworldcommunity willrevitalize multilateral disarmament forums andpromote newregional armslimitation programmes. Thisisessential ifweare tosafeguard man'srichheritage andfuturegenerations, whichotherwise maynever exist. Globalconfrontations exacerbate regional conflicts andendanger international peaceandsecurity. InAmerica: thefa..alvinas con,;·ustobethesubjectofasovereignty dispute. Mydelegation takesthisoccasion torenewitssupport forthehistoric rightsof theArgenti.ne nationandonceagaincallsupontheparties tobeginnegotiations leadingtoasettlement ofthecontroversy. In1985SouthAfricastillsuffers systematic humanrightsviolations. During thepastmonthstherepression ofcivilprotest movements hasfurtherdiscredited theapartheidsystem.Mareover,SouthAfricacontinues topreventthepeopleof Namib1.a fromattaining fullindependence. MexicoC'mdemns theracistPretoria regimeandurgesallStatestoimplement thevarious Security Council andGeneral
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