Todaythesameforcesaresubjecting mankind tothemortal dangerofanew worldwar,anucl~ar catastrophe. Theyareactingindisregard oftheobvious fact thatinthisnuclear erathereisnoalternative tothepeaceful coexistence of states onthebasisoftheprinciple ofequalsecurity forall. Thebellicose militarist circles, andaboveallthoseintheUnitedstates, reckon ontheuseofforce. Theypursue apolicyofconfrontation withthe socialist worldandexercise Stateterrorism vis-a-vis progressive States andthe forcesofnational andsocialliberation. Theysupport andnurture revanchism, militarism andracism. TheUnitedStatesisbentonattaining military-strategic superiority inordertosecureforitself adominant position intheworld. The policyofensuring so-called UnitedStatesvitalinterests bringsdeathand suffering tomillions ofpeopleintheMiddleEastandtheNearEast, ~tin America, southern Africa andotherregions oftheworld.Itruinseconomic life andundermines political stability inmanycountries. EvenUnitedStatesallies havetosuffercommercial, financial andotherlossesinthenameofthose"vital interests" • Thearmsraceisbeingstepped up.Newtypesofnuclear missile, chemical and otherweapons arebeingdeveloped. Thedeployment ofAmerican first-strike nuclear missile systems insomecountries ofWestern Europe andAsiaisbeingpushed ahead. Nowanarmsraceinouterspaceisbeingimposed. Amulti-billion-dollar "starwars"programme andanti-satellite weapon,testsarebeingcarried out.00/8 A/40/PV.24 29-30 (Mr.Dugersuren, Mongolia) Allthisincreases thewarthreat. Thisiscausedbytheactionofforces whichdisregard therealities oftoday'G world. Weare,however, farfrombeing pessimistic. TheGeneral secretary oftheCentralCa.ittee oftheMongolian People's Revolutionary PartyandChairman ofthePresidium oftheGreatPeople's KhuraloftheMongolian People's Republic, comrade Jambyn Batmunkh, haspointed out: "Theforeign policyofsocialism isbasedonrespect fortherightof Statesandpeoples toliveinpeace. Optimism andfaithinhumanreasonare itsinherent characteristics."JVM/9 A/40/PV.24 31 (Mr.Dugersuren, Mongolia) Thereareforcescapable ofcurbing theadventurist actions ofadversaries of peaceandthesocialprogress ofpeoples. Theleading rolebelongs tothe socialist community, whichhasemerged andgrownimmeasurably stronger inthepast 40years.Evermoretangible becomes thecontribution oftheyoung,independen t states, asrel?resented bytheNon-Aligned Movement, tothestruggle forpeaceand disarmamen tandagamstwar.Thisisevidenced anewbytheresultsofthe Ministerial Conference ofNon-Aligned Countries, heldinLuandainSeptember this year.Neutral andotherpeace-loviing Statesplayapositive role.Theanti-war andanti-nuclear massmovement hasbecome animportant factorinthestruggle for peace. Thecountries ofthesocialist community aretakingactivestepstoavertthe threatofwar.Theirefforts areaimedatmaintaining military andstrategic parityataconstantly decreasing levelofarmaments, achieving realmeasures of disarmament andstrengthening theiliaterial,political andlegalfoundations _of detente andpeaceful co-operation. TheSovietUnionhasundertaken concrete, practical steps.Ithasputforward attheGenevanegotiations anewproposal foraradical cutinthestrategic armaments oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica andtheUnionofSovietSocialist Republics, unilaterally suspended thedeployment ofmedium-range missiles inEurope anddeclared amoratorium onallnuclear expolosions until1January 1986,tobe extended furtheriftheUnitedStatesdoeslikewise. Ithasalsodeclared a moratorium onthestationing ofanti-satellite weapons inouterspaceaslongas theUnitedStatesandothercountries refrain fromdoingso.Atthissession of theGeneral Assembly, theSoviet Government hasadvanced theconcept of"star peace". Theaimsandprinciples oftheuseofachievements ofspacescience and technology forthebenefit ofmankind aresetforthinamemorandum onthequestion of"International co-operation inthepeaceful exploitation ofouterspaceunder conditions ofitsnon-militarization" submitted forconsideration atthissession.JVM/9-----------------------------------, A/40/PV.24 .32 (Mr:Dugersuren, Mongolia) Allthiscreates asolidmaterial prerequisite forensuring success inthe Genevanegotiations onnuclear andspace ~eapons andattheforthcoming meeting between theGeneral secretary oftheCentral Committee oftheCommunist Partyof