$1 niltion every minute on the arrns race. secondly, no other area of human activityinvolves research and development efforts comparabl-e to what is wasted on the armsindustry. Thirdly, there is obviously the lack of political will on the part ofthose concerned. to accept the urgent neeessity of moving towards nucleardisarmament. In a world sti1l doninated by feax and. distrust, the necessarypolitical conditicns for real disarmanent seen far away. ft should also bestressed that economic inequalities constitute a najor d.estabilizing factor ininternational relations, and that disarmament cannot be undertal<en vith any successin a climete of grave and increasing economic inegali terianisn. 503. I'foreover, there is also the rindeniable rol-e of the so-ca11ed nilitaryindustriar conrplex, which obviousry stand.s to benefi.t from the continuation andescalation of the arms race. rt is imperative that the political l-eaders of theworld corltrol these forces rather than be controlled by them and thereby as sumetheir responsibility for seeking increased international security at lor,rer level-sof arnaments and through the eventual establishment of a security system that d-oesnot rely on the use or thTeat of the use of foree.!\/ 35 / 392 nngf j. sl:r Annex f3C-e i',il 504. The establishment of confidence amonq nations is crucial for interna-tionalpeace and security. Idithout confidence betlreen Stetes the political Dre-coitditionsfor rea-ching disarmanent c aJrnot be brought about, Disarr0e-nent measures rnsy, inturn, enhance confid.ence anong nations and the inter-relati onship couJ-d thus be macle to work in both directions. This does not detract, hol,rever o from the basicfact that confidence is essentiai for disarrnanent. This must be based not cnly onthe a.ssurance that agreed d.isarmament measures will be carried out r,rith adequa'ueverification but also on an attitude of nutual confidence, States, and inpartj.cular railitarily-signi fi cant States, rnust not resort, in pursuit of theirobjectives, to force, threst of force or to interference in the internal affairsof States, as tlris inevitably destroys the degree of confidence necessary for bherealizati.on of progress in disarmament. l.{any also consider that a cut-off in arns spending and the reduction of rnilitar:r activities of al-liances as \,re11 as a certain openness in .'ilitary ratters nay enhance thc confid-ence ar'rong al1 States.
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the arms race and disarmament, with a focus on the political and economic implications of the arms industry. It highlights the need for international cooperation and the importance of confidence-building measures to achieve disarmament. The text also touches on the role of economic inequalities and the military-industrial complex in perpetuating the arms race.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology