text: Aaamatteroftheutmosturgency, nuclearteatshavetobestopped. Iftestiagisstoppe4, wehave.chancetosurvive: otherwise theworldwillperish. Ihave DOdoubtwhatever aboutthis. Weneedtotellpeopleaboutthisfrankly, withouttakingrefugeinallsortsofspecious arguments. Perhaps weshouldinvitetheparliaments ofal~countries toexpres.theirattitude regarding nuclear explosionsandnuclearteats. Wecouldorganize aworld-wide parliamentary referendum. Whatel..haBtohappeninordertosetiamotionatlonglasttheeliminationofchemical weapons? Theprocess mUDtbecompleted bytheconclusion ofaconvention. Th.SovietUnionandtheUnit.cS.Statesaresetting aDeZllllple byd@iDCJthisonabilateral basis. Butwhatabouttheothers?Itisreally044thatwhilethereisDOpersoD, nopolitician whowouldpublicly callforretaining tozicagents,thingsare8Dsenti&11y atastandstill an4westillhavenoconvention. Perhapm weshouldaskforaroll-call votehereinthis Gene~al Assembly Ballandseewhovotesagainst theproposal" Ifeveryone 111infavour,itwillbeasimplemattertosetupabinding schedule forcompleting -ortontheConventionandtoestablish atime-fr~ forthedestruction ofchemical weapoDs. Similarproblems, mostlyconcerning verification, arisewithregardtobiological weapons. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJVMI12Al45/PV.6 54-55 (Mr.Sheyar4no41o, USSR) <5' J) r,) ,Co ,Swiftanddecisive actionisneededonalltheseissues. Yetthedebateat theGenevaConference onDisarmament, letushonestly odmit,proceeds inacalmand leisurely manner. Canweacceptthis?Evenasdsngerous developments aregaining critical momentum intheworld,theGenevanegotiations arecontinuing atapace thatwassetatthetimeofthe"coldwar". Ithinkthenegotiators atthePalaisdesNationsatGenevashouldrollupthe b11llds. LetthemseewhatilSgoingonoutside andletpeopleknowwhatour disarmament pundits aremeditating upon. Idonotwanttooffendanyone. Iknowthatthoseworking thereare honourable people. Butwhatistobedone?Thetimehascometocryout,toact decisively andfirmly. IcannotfaUtomentionyetanother aspectofsecurity. Theworl~ ~ommunity should 0150consider thepossibility ofvarious "unconventional sltuatious" arising fromthemasstakinqofhostages andcasesof blackmail withthreatsoftheuseofparticularly dangerous anddestructive weapons. Theseproblems willhavetobeaddressed attwolevelsl technical andlegsl. Wecouldstartbysetting upagroupofexperts forspecial contingencies underthe auspices oftheSecurity Council. Thegroupcouldinclude outstanding anti-terrorism experts, psychologists, nuclearscientists, cbemists, physicians, disaster-relief organizers, experts on thephysical protection offacilities, andthelike. Recollll'llendations concarning themuagement of"unconventional lIituatlons" shouldbemadeknowntoalimited numberofpeople. TheSecurity Council mayfind itnecessary, uponrecommendation oftheMilitary StaffCommittee, toestablish a rapid-response forcetobeformedonacontract basisfromunits ~~.cially designated bydifferent countries, including thefivepermanent ma~rs ofthe Security Couocil. Thi.idea0180deserves consideration aDddiscussion. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library~:'1:tf~. " • .,.,"• ' " , • ~,!...... •actedunderorders.Al45/PV.6 !i6 (Hr.Shevardnadl', VSSl\) Buttechnical methods alonearenot,6~oughtodealwithsuchthing'S. Inour thatsounding outthoecoDomic reporclliuliona oftbocdsisshouldbeprimarily the function oftheUnitednations, th~~rqani.atioD shouldbethecentreofactioninforcountries whichareinaparticularly vulnerable position. WeareoftheviewFundUM1!')ortheWorldBant,tomitiqate theadverse consequences ofthil!lcridsienecessary toeetablish, as800naspossible, aninternational mechanism, evenifTheprinciple of8uppressing aggros810n andthreatstopeaceshould,inourKhatwoneed,howover, istocreate, assoonaspossible, amnralandlegal difficult ove~toassessatpresent. Itisclearthattheconnequencea willbetheworldeconomy, asotherspeakers havepointedout.Theirfullmagnitude isThePersian Gulfcrisielecausing' majordislocatioDs intheentiresystemof onlyatemporary oaa,forezample, ~dertheauspices oftheInternational Monetaryseverefortheeconomies ofthedeveloping countries, particularly thepoorest ones.Merelystatingthisisnotenough; actionmustbetakenwithout delay.Itcommensurate punishment.view,becomplemented bytheprinciple ofindividual responsibility andby situation8 affecting theintareats ofmanycountries.escapepunishment andwouldnotbeabaolvad fromparaonal responsibility evenifhetorture, andthoseguiltyofparticular crueltyintheuseofforce,couldnotparticipating inactsofmassrepression, hostage-taking, terrorist actsorlnthelabyrinths ofthisOrganization, butitsendisnotyetinsight. enviroDment inwhichanyoneguiltyofgravecrimesagainst humanity, ofcrimeagainst humanity. Workonthishal!beenunderwayforalongtimesomewhereview,itisextremely important toinstitute anewnor.mininternational lawwhich purposes ofblackmail, totatehostages ortoengageinmassterrorisguiltyofawoulddeclarethatanypersonwhothreatens touseweaponsofmassdestruction forBF/l3 - Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library8F/13 Al45/PV.G 57 (Mr.Sbeyardnadzg, USSR) History, particularly modernhistory, te~ch~=allkindsoflessons. ~h8Ymust
analysis: This text appears to be a speech or statement from a high-ranking official, possibly from the United Nations, addressing issues related to disarmament, security, and international cooperation. The text touches on various topics, including the dangers of nuclear and chemical weapons, the need for a global response to terrorism, and the importance of establishing a new international law to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction.