Itisneither-desirable norfeasible inthelongtermtofindtrue stability through nuclear dete~rence. Itisnotdesirable because inthe longtermhumanvaluesareinconsistent withthethreattobringaboutthe indiscriminate deathofmillions ofourfellow menandwomen. Nohumane society thatrecognizes individual worthanddignity cancontemplate such anaction. Conversely, theveryfearandhatredofanadversary believed tobe~apable ofcarrying outsuchanattackwoulddestroy thebasisof ac;vilized society. Evenifweignoreitsinhuman aspects, inthelongruncanwereally expectstability fromabalance offearandthesuspicion thatitbreeds? Withtheaccelerating paceofmilitary technology, theneedtocounter each newthreatwillbecomeevermorefrantic anddesperate. Everyinnovation inarmswilltendto-destabilize thefragile balance. Everyperceived advantage willleadtofearsoffirst-~trike capability andtheresulting temptation: atatimeofgreatcrisis, tolaunchapre-emptive. attack. Andwillourscientific vanityallowustoforgetthedoublefallibility weface:fromhumanandfromtechnological error? Offensive capacity mustcertainly bereduced. Ultimately,· however, thereisnodeterrence, sinceanyinitiation ofnuclearhostilities wouldbetonoone'sadvantage. Thisismadecruelly clearbysuggestions thata'nuclear winter' could followanuclearstrike, evenwithout anyretaliation. Tolaunchany nuclear attackcouldthenindeedbesuicide." MembersoftheGroupof21statedthattheapproach indraftresolution A/C.1/39/L.40/Rev.l wascontrad~ctory totheapproach andprinciples ofthe -29-84 si fo CD8 w s 1 w e s h s re th pa Un fo nu cl nu th we co we we at wa Th no pa Tr nu pa co th me nu do de nu al mu th fo de -30-FinalDocument andthosecontained inthedeclarations ofthenon-alignedsummitconferences andinotherimportant international declarations andtheyrecalled thattheyhadsubmitted relevant amendments thereto (A/C.l/39/L.BO).Theynotedthatnoactionwastakenonthedraftresolution mentioned above.