text: theatomicage,markedbythefirstatomic bombexplosions overHiroshima and Nagasaki, brought aboutadramatically different notionofwar.Sincethenthe worldhaswitnessed hitherto unknown quantum leapsinthesphereofthemeansof deathanddestruction. Itisfrightening toknowthatsomeofthenewtypesof weapons possess morepowerthanalltheconventional weap1ns usedinallthewars inhistory. Itis,further, horrifying tolearnthatthousands uponthousands of suchweapons havebeenstockpiled inthemilitary arsenals oftheworld. Yetthearmsraceseemstohaveincreased inpace,dimensions andmagnitUde. Newtypesofweapons ofmassdestruction arecontinually beingdeveloped and manufactured. Newandadditional grounds aresoughtforthestationing uftheseNR/at A/40/PV.12 79 (!ofor.Dest,Afghanistllnj fI'I.t'w'IA..ha....,....h..~ , <l.__ -~--;r---._. --~ v gA I~"'At thearasrace,aworld-wide campaign hasbeenlaunched toundermine theprocess of- detente andtopromot~~rrendous military doctrines justifying theconcept of Msecurity throughstrengthM•Thisisinfactawell-organized attemptat psychological pr~paration intheservice ofimperialist doctrines of-limited- or Mprotracted Mnuclear war•. Thehard-won agreements onsomemajoraspects ofthecurbingofthearmsrace -fc.".instance, onanti-ballistie missiles -arethreatened withbeingunilaterally sunkintheLethe. Theobstinacy characterizing imperialist positions onother aspectsofthearmsracehasjustifiably dispelled hopesthatreasonwillprevail amongtheimperialists. Itbecomes moreandmoreevident thattheverbal profession ofpeacefulness byimperialism isgrosslyatoddswithitsconduct. Theseconditions haveinstilled apervasive atmosphere ofenormous suspicion and fear. Inhisannualreportthisyear,theSecretary-General hasrightlystated: ·Wefacetodayaworldofalmostinfinite promise whichisalsoaworld ofpotentially terminal danger. Thechoicebetween thesealternatives is . ours -Theworldisstill,admittedly, averyimperfect, insecure, unjust, dangerous and,inalltoomanyregions, impoverished place.- <!/40/l, pp.2,3) Wecannotbutlamentthefactthatsomeveryimportant issueswhichcouldhave unacceptable consequences forinternational peaceandsecurity arestillbeing allowed violently todisrupt thepolitical serenity ofregions andtheworldasa whole.NR/at---------- A/40/PV.l2 80 (Hr.Dost,Afghanistan) Thequestionofpalestine, wheretilesituation hasledtounydestructive warsintheentireregionoftheMiddleEast,hasbeenbeforetheUnitedNations a1JDOstsinceitsestablishment. Onemighthavearguedthattheenoraity ofthe deathanddestruction suffered bythePalestinians andotherArabpeoples should havepersuaded thoseresponsible forthecontinuation ofthisunfortunate situation toembarkseriously onthepathofpeacefUl solution.. Onewouldhavehopedthat cOliDonsenseandreal.ism wouldhavemadeitclearthattheresimplycannotbein thatregion.alasting pe~cethatisbothjustandcomprehensive unlessthe Palestinians, underthe~eadership ofthePalestinian Liberation Organization, are guaranteed theeffective exercise oftheirinalienable rightsandtheaggressor is forcedtowithdraw fromtheArabterritories ithasillegally occupied since1967.RM/19 A/40/PV.12 81 (Nr.Dost,Afghanistan) through aleconvening oftheproposed international conference onpeaceinthe MiddleEast,tobringtranquillity andharmony tothatwar-ridden regionofthe world. ThepeopleofNamibia, whohavebeenlonging fortheiremancipation fromJlX)re thanacentury ofcolonial oppression, arestillbeingdenied, byartificially injected, extraneous andirrelevant issuessetaspre-conditions, whatallofus takeforgranted asourbirthright. Tb~sameevilthathaschained Namibia hasbeenresponsible forthetearsand bloodbeingprofusely shedinSOuthAfrica. ItisRtillpossible forthe despicable andabhorrent apartheid systemtoreignwithimpunity inthestreets and localities, theminesandplantations, ofSOUthAfrica. Inaddition, Angola, MoZambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho andBotswana haveremained permanent targets of coercion andintimidation bythesameracistregime. ThePeOples ofSouthAfrica andNamibia, underthebanneroftheAfrican National Congress ofSOuthAfrica (ANC)andtheSOUthWestAfricaPeople's Organization (SWAPO), arenowontheir finalmarchtowards smashing theuglyfaceofthecolonialist apartheid system and consigning ittotheash-heap ofhistory. InLatinAmerica acombination ofimperialist policies isatwark,prOViding a spectrum ofdirectmilitary aggression andoccupation, asinGrenada and Guantanamo; ofmercenaJ:ism, armedinterference andsabotage, asagainst heroic
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or document discussing international relations, politics, and security, with a focus on the arms race, nuclear weapons, and conflicts in various regions. It touches on issues of peace, security, and human rights, but does not seem to delve into specific economic, environmental, or cultural issues.