text: WeintheSovietUnionhavetheunfortunate ezp.rience ofhavingbuiltupan,zc8asiv. mUiterr capability, an4weknowverywellwhatthat.cost.. T'h1llwasduemoretoanerroneous as••••mentofthesituation andade.iretoprotect thecountryagainst anyeventuality thantoanyevilintentorAggressiveness. Atthetime,weandourrival.tootanunduly"arithmetical" approach totheconc.pt. ofmilitary parity. Ofcourse,parity18n••dedforglobal.tability, butit.houldnotgobeyondthelimit.ofrea.onable def.nce need•• Webavedrawnandcontinue todrawappropriate conclusions forour.elve.. Iti.nowcommonknowledge thatmilitarilation i.wa.teful foranycountry andcanberuinous wheDtak.nto.ztr,mea. Inthelongert.m,theworldc:olllftWlity willneedtomonitor thamilitarypowerofState., arms.upplies andtransfera ofmilitary technology. Suchanapproach wl1lbeineveryon.o. intere.t. andwill.trengthen .tability andtrust.Otherwise weshallcon.tantlr b.confronted witharmedcon·'icts andattempts atintimidation andblackmail. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJVMI12AI"S/PV.' 51- (Kt.Deyarsbuul,e. USU) Aboveall,itwillbenecess&ry tokeepaclo••watchonthosecountries thatare maki~gdetermined effortstobuilduptheoffen_ive capabilities oftheir a~d forces, wemustnotonlyobserve whattheyaredOin9buta180calluponthe.to ezplain whyiti8beingdoneandwhyiti.Dacesaa~. OfcoursetheUnitedNationsitselfwillhavetopIertheprimary rolein this.ButtheOrganisation willneedeffective support fromregional .ecurity .tructure., whicharealready becoming arealityInBuropeandwhichwehopewill emergeinABiaandthePacific, intheMiddleEast,inCentral America and elsewhere intheworld. Wemightconsider theideaofintroducing attheglobalandregional levels theinternational registration ofcertain typesofarmaments thatareproduced or acguired. Thereisunquestionably ane.dfortransparency inthisarea. Wenee4toagre. ODprinciples governing thesaleandsupplyofarms.Such attempts .eremadeinthepast,butunfortunately theywerenotcarrie~ throughto thei~logical conclusion. Inourvie.,theGenevaConference onDisarmament mustbeurgently reguested toaddressthisiSBueandtosubmitrecommendations totheGeneral Assembly atits neztsession. TwoyearsagotheSoviet d.l~9ation raised th~issueofreactivating thework oftheSecurity Council's M!litufY StaffCommittee. Recentdevelopments convince usoftheneedtoreturntotheoriginal ideaconceived bythecreators ofthis Organisation andofitsCharter. WeknowwhytheMilitary StaffCommittee hasneverbecomeafunctioning body. Duringthe"coldwar"theComlttee didnotandcouldnothavearoletoplay. Now,however" weseethatwithout substandve recommendations fromthatbodythe Security Councilisunabletocerryoutitsfunctions undertheCharter. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryTb.architects ofourOrganization proceeded fromtheharshrealities ofthe effective inkeeping thepoaceIIldpreventing war,itmusthavethellHtaDStoSecond"orlCiMarandvererightinaSlSWling thatiftheOJ:"ganizat!on wastobe(Hr.Sh.urdllad.ec USSR)Al4S/PV.fi 52JVMI12 enforceit.4.el~ion. and,ifnecessary, tosuppress aggression andmustalsohave .achln.ry forthepreparation andco-ordi~ation ofsuchactions. TheSovietdelegation balleves thattheSecurity Council musttakethe nece.sary organizational stepstobeabletoactinstrictconformity withthe provisions oftheCharter. Itshouldbeginbyinitiatinq stepstoreactivate thevorkoftheMilitary StaffCommittee andtostudythepractical aspectsofassigning national military contingonts tos,rve UD~~rtheauthority oftheCouncil. Th.SovietUnioniaprep~red toconclude anappropriate agreement withthe Security COUDa!lo Wearesurethattheotherpermanent membersoftheCouncil IIld State.thatmightbeapproached byit.111dothesame. IftheMilitary StaffCommittee hadworkedproperly, ifappropriate agreements hadbeenc0l1clu484 between theCOtUlcU IUlditspermanent members andifother orgllliaational aspectsofcountering threatstopeacehadbeenworkedout6there wculd DOWbenoneedforindividual StatestoactUDUaterally. Afterall,however justified theymight be~suchactions provoke amixedresponse, createproblems for thoseStat.sthemselves andm&ynotbeacceptable toall. Bycontrast, thereisnor~asontoobjecttoactioDs takenbythelegitimate international "law-enforcement bodies" -theSecurity Council IIldtheMiUtat.'y StaffCommittee. NealsoshouldDotunderestimate eventhepsycholoqical effectoftheSecuri~y Council's acquiring structures andforcestocounter 8g9ression. Ishouldliketoemphasize thattheuseofforceispossible onlyasalast ro~ort. Wemustrelyonnon-military, political meaDSandpursueourobjectives in Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJVMI12Alt5/PV.6 53 (Hr·ShexarGnac1le. USSI)apeaceful IIIllUUtr. ToClayIIOrethanewrbefore"iti.the.e..thod8thatarebecoming effective. !belatestcri.ishaDdraMatically illustrated theimportance ofpreventingtheeprea4ofweapoDsofma..de.truction. Tobefrank,thesituation 18becomiDg mostalarming. Letusfaceit:crackshaveappeare6 iDtheDuclear nOD-proliferationrigiMeldifficulti.. arebeingencountered inexpanding theaoneofapplication ofthesafequarela oftheInternational AtomicBnergyAgency(XABA).Itistimetotriggertheemergencysy.tems andfacethequestion inalls.riousness inorderto.avethesituation.
analysis: The text appears to be a diplomatic speech or a report discussing the importance of international cooperation and the role of the United Nations in maintaining peace and security. It mentions military capabilities, disarmament, and the need for transparency and accountability in the sale and supply of arms. The text also touches on the issue of nuclear proliferation and the importance of preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction.