The NPT Review Conference provides an examp~e of global responsibility in action. The consensus Final Declaration of the Conference demonstrated in an impressive manner the significant gains that can be achieved in multilateral diplomacy when co-operation replaces confrontation as the basic negotiating stance. The consensus Declaration reaffirmed the vitality and viability of the NPT as an essential international security instrument underpinning the global non-proliferation regime. The Review Conference strengthened the 130-nation Treaty and the multilateral process as well. The super-Powers have contributed significantly to this process. Even greater progress in arms control and disarmament is possible if this same bilateral co-operation is maintained. Of course, the world cannot simply stand by and watch the supe~-Powers negotiate. Since everyone is affected by the implications of nuclear war, everyone must participate in building the conditions for peace. In the nuclear age, we share BG/3 A/C.l/40/PV.S 4-5 (Mr. Roche, Canada) a common ground on the planet, and each nation, large and small, has a role to play in collective security . Canada, which has a seat at every multilateral disarmament forum, is determined to strengthen the multilateral process in building an enduring peace. We bring to these forums a Canadian policy on arms control and disarmament, which focuses on the following six areas: first, negotiated radical reductions in nuclear forces and the enhancement of strategic stability ; secondly, maintenance and strengthening of the nuclear non-proliferation regime; thirdly , support for a comprehensive test-ban treaty as a fundamental and abiding objective of Canadian foreign policy; fourthly, negotiation of a global chemical-weapon ban; fifthly, prevention of an arms race in outer space; and, sixthly , confidence-building measures to facilitate the reduction of military forces in Europe and elsewhere. To support this policy, the Canadian Government has developed a Programme of 