text: matter of the highest priority in the Conference on Disarmament. The nuclear-weapon States should heed those calls and conclude such a treaty, already long overdue. Those calls are well in line with the increasing public pressure for a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. There is rightly among people a great deal of distrust of the super-Powers' talk about disarmament when at the same time they extend the arms race to outer space and continue the testing and deployment of nuclear weapons. Not only governments, but also peace organizations, churches, trade unions and women's organizations are all protesting against continued testing. They demand a stop to the rehearsals for nuclear war. Reductions of nuclear weapons are important, and equally important is a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. It would stop not only the development of new nuclear weapons but over time also render obsolete existing weapons. A test ban would therefore in practice lead to reductions of nuclear arsenals. It would also degrade the reliability of existing warheads and thus render any first-strike calculations even more uncertain. A test ban would therefore significantly reduce the risk of nuclear war. President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev should decide to start negotiations on a test ban immediately, in accordance with the Final Document of the Third Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The whole world will follow closely their forthcoming meeting. It expects and demands that the meeting lead to increased confidence and concrete results in the field of disarmament. In April of this year the world Women Parliamentarians for Peace was founded by women parliamentarians with long political experience, from 15 countries and all continents. I have the privilege of being its chairperson. BG/4 A/C.l/40/PV.4 8 (Mrs. Theorin, Sweden) Coming from different political and ideological backgrounds, we have agreed 
analysis: The text primarily focuses on the topic of disarmament, specifically the nuclear test ban treaty, and the efforts to reduce the risk of nuclear war. It mentions the increasing public pressure, protests from various organizations, and the importance of reducing nuclear arsenals. The text also touches on the role of leaders in starting negotiations on the test ban treaty. Given the focus on international relations, disarmament, and nuclear weapons, I hypothesize that the text is more relevant to categories related to international relations and security.