However, according tothelIOstrecentstatistics published bytheUnited Respect forinternational lawandordercanbestrengthened andparties towithexactlythissubject whichwereintroduced intheSecurity Council andthethisfieldandhelphimdevelop early-warning procedures totackleworldcrises establishment ofasystemfortheregulation ofarmaments. TheCouncil hasbeenStatesstandunitedbehindtheSecretary-General andtheOrganization intheir efforts tobringthisabout.beforetheyunfold?andthusmakethesecurity Council thetrueandeffective guardian ofinternational General Assembly twoyearsago.armedconflicts, whicharesocostlyinhumanlivesandcausesuchinfinite misery? disputes madetoabidebyresolutions ofthesecurity Council onlyiftheMembermembers' attention totheproposals ofthefiveNordicForeign Ministers dealingAmerica haveenjoyed peace,andthethoughtisprevalent tocreditthistothe NorthAtlantic TreatyOrganization, whichwasestablished inaccordance withAMH/22 Nations Department forDis~rmament Affairs, 20million peoplehavebeenkilledin some150warsduringthe40yearsoftheexistence oftheUnitedNations -concentrate ourefforts onfinding aconsensus fortheirimpl.ementation. threefold. Thisillustrates thesituation andthepaceofthearmsrace.years,from1968to1982,theinternational armstradeandtransfers increased(Mr..Hallgrimsson, Iceland)A/40/PV ..7 99-"lGO Worl.dmil.itary expenditures doubled between 1960and1983toreachAMH/22 Assembly duringalltheseyearsbut,contrary toourearnest hopes,thepaceofthe Assembly. Ithinkweshouldtaketheadviceofthel.lformerPresidents oftheyearsoftheUnitedNations. Manysensible resol.utions havebeenadopted bythe armsracehasincreased inequalproportion tothegr~ing numberofresolutions onamongthemaintopicsoftheGeneral Assembly. ThearlllSrace beganintheearly General. Assembl.y toreducethenumberandl.engthoftheseresolutions anddisarmanent andarmsl.imitation adopted eachyearbytheGeneral $800billionthatyearandareestimated toexceed$1,000billionthisyear.In14effective andmutualverification system.wholeworldrealizes thatanuclear warmaymeantotaldestruction, andthe andadvantage forbothofthemand,indeed, forthewholeofmankind?(Mr~Hallgrimsson, Iceland)A/4O/PV.7 101JSMljg measures. Itisgenerally recognized byexperts inthisfieldthatthereislittleWhenever therehavebeensomebreakthroughs, however limited, inthisfield, Butwhyhavetheefforts toestablish armscontrol anddisarmament beensoWehaveaskedourselves timeandagain: whythenhavetheleading Powersbeen unabletocometoanydecisive agreement asitseemstobeofsuchgreatbenefitThearmsraceandthenuclear threatisofincreasing concern tomypeopleand Thetwosuper-Powers havebyfarthegreatest possibility ofchanging the Verification isafocalpointindebates hereinthisAssembly ondisarmamentpresentsituation forthebetter. Theyhavebeenatoddsandunabletoconclude awhichwouldbesubject tointernational control andverification.theAlthing, ou~Parliament, unanimously resolved atitslastsessionthatitwas ifanyhopeforprogress indisarmament negotiations, ifaneffective systemof verification isnotanintegral partofanyagreement theparties aretryingtofruitless? Whyweretheagreements obtained soimperfect andlimited? Inmyaconciliation between thesuper-Powers andthefirststepstowardsgeneral andhighhopeshavebeenraisedintheinternational community. Theywereregarded asagreements ontheircontrol almostequally important.conclude agreements onreciprocal andcomprehensive disarmament, compliance with complete disarmament. Unfortunately thathasnotbeenthecase. opinion,itismainlyduetothefactthattheSovietUnionhasnotagreedtoancomprehensive agreement onthereduction ofarmaments, including nuclear arms.Theoftheutmosturgencythatthenationsoftheworld,notleastthenuclear Powers, so-called con~entional weapons haveassumed adestructive powerwhichmakesthelimitation ofnuclear armaments.futuredisarmament negotiations.· calling foreffective verification.(Mr.Hallgrimsson, Iceland)"'/40/PV.7 102 TheIcelandic people-anislandnation-dependfortheirexistence almostunderstanding onthisvitalpointandthereby makesignificant progress concerningonlyinlimited circumstances, couldconstitute amostvaluable assetin Inview ~fthesemostpertinent remarksoftheSecretary-General, Ihopethat·Suggestions havebeenmadeforaunitedNationsSatellite Agency, for disarmament, thecapacity oftheUnitedNations toprovidethisservice, ifseismicstations andforasystemofairobservations toverifycompliance. Iamunabletoexplain whytheSovietonionhasnotuptonowbeenabletoInaspeechwhichtheSecretary-General delivered atHarvarduniversity on9 withdisarmament undertakings. Giventhevitalimportance ofverification to negotiations nowtakingplaceinGenevatheywillrecognize thenecessity for verification. AndindeedIhopethatwhentheleadersoftheUnitedStatesandthe exclusively onthelivingresources ofthesea.wearetherefore obviousl~ deeply concerned overtheincrease inthebuild-Up ofnavalarms.ItwaswiththisintheAssembly will,asamarkofincreasing. realism, indealing withthesevital agreetoeffective verification procedures, butIcertainly hopethatintheinthisspeechhesaysfurther: SovietunionmeetinGenevainNovember theywillsucceed il::reaching amutualquestions, takegoodcarethatresolutions adopted donotlackadequate provisionsagreements mightbemadeeasierifcognizance istakenofthelargely unexploited capacity oftheunitedNationstoserveasanobjective monitorofcompliance. AndSecretary-General sharethisopinion.reach. Ibelieve thatunitedNation$ experts indisarmament affairs andour January tIlisyearhesaid,interalia,thattheachievement offuturedisarmamentJSM/jgJSM/jg A/40/PV.7 103