unsafeguarded nuclear facilities have hitherto rejected adherence. Two nuclear-weapon States are also still missing from the ranks of NPT States parties. The credibility of the non-proliferation regime continues to be threatened. The contribution of the NPT to world security and stability has often been evoked. In a period of drastic and rapid political change, with promising developments in many parts of the world, the Treaty as a positive element of stability plays an increasingly important role. Therefore, the NPT should be maintained and reinforced. The positive decision to renounce nuclear weapons contributes, in the view of my delegation, to strengthening the security of each individual State choosing this option. Sweden's decision to this effect and its subsequent adherence to the NPT were based on the assessment that its security would be best served without nuclear weapons. As the then Swedish Prime Minister expressed it: "That which should be our protection could equally well be transformed into the greatest threat to our neutrality and our peace". Sweden reiterates its call to all States that have not yet done so to adhere to the NPT -one of the most important post-war treaties in the field of disarmament, with more than 140 parties. As long as nuclear weapons exist they pose a threat to the very existence of mankind. Their destructive power surpasses imagination. States with the power to decide about the use of nuclear weapons -as well as those who may plan to acquire such weapons -are not only gambling with the survival of their own countries; they are also putting in jeopardy the lives of us all. It must be perfectly clear that they have a responsibility to us -the have-nots -too. Three of the nuclear-weapon States are parties to the NPT. They have undertaken to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a statement or speech about international relations, disarmament, and nuclear non-proliferation. It discusses the importance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the threat posed by nuclear weapons to global security and stability. The text also mentions the responsibility of nuclear-weapon States to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures to eliminate nuclear weapons.

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