text: committee. The Swedish delegation welcomes this positive development. A nuclear test ban would be an unequivocal manifestation of political will on the part of the nuclear-weapon States to bring a halt to continued qualitative improvements of nuclear weapons. It would, furthermore, be an important contribution to efforts to prevent horizontal proliferation of nuclear weapons. The instrumentality of a nuclear test ban in bringing about a cessation of the nuclear arms race and promoting nuclear disarmament cannot be questioned by anyone. A CTBT would be the single most important contribution to nuclear disarmament. A nuclear test ban is of great relevance to agenda item 2, "Cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament". Other measures have been identified, inter alia in connection with the informal plenary meetings that have taken place this year. In some instances, similar or identical measures CD/PV.566 4 (Mr, Hyltenius. Sweden) are also pertinent in the context of the prevention of nuclear war and to item 3 on our agenda. My delegation would have no difficulty in merging items 2 and 3. The essential thing is to bring about a more structured approach to these issues than hitherto. Various ideas have been discussed that could usefully be systematized by the secretariat in the form of a compilation. Sweden has, for instance, taken up the question of naval nuclear disarmament, as well as naval confidence-building measures, under the two nuclear items just referred to. It goes without saying, however, that we would prefer to see these questions addressed as an autonomous agenda item. That would give more concerted attention to specific measures relating to naval nuclear disarmament and confidence-building measures. My delegation is, of course, prepared to give its positive consideration also to other proposals for new agenda items. Some ideas have been presented during the informal consultations.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international diplomacy and disarmament, specifically the topic of a nuclear test ban and its implications for nuclear disarmament. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a setting such as a United Nations committee or conference. The text does not mention economic, social, or environmental issues, and instead focuses on international relations and security.