text: order in the campaign to prevent nuclear war, all the more so in that. Europe is Ehe region with the highest concentration of armed forces and . arnaments, where the two nilitary blocs confront each other directly and where, consequently, the danger of a nuclear conflict is particularly acute.^/40/ 4e8 Engl ish Page 70 5. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is discriminatory. It should be amended. 5. Factors that cause the proliferaLion of nuclear rdeapons should be eliminated, such as having tighter conlrols on the export, of nuclear materials, the belief that nuclear weapons enhances a countryts prestige, and the use of nuclear rdeapons aspolitical and nilitary leverage. 7. The United Nations should make greater efforts in disserninating information to the world concerning the catastrophe that would result fron a nuclear war. 8. A communications hot-line network should be set up anong t,he leaders of counEries with nuclear ireapons in order to prevent the start of a nuclear rrtar through misunderstanding and/ot accidental causes. TURKEY [Original: Englishl [25 FebruarY 1985] 1. Turkey was unable to support General Assembly resolution 39/L48 P because of the principles it was based on and because its main thrust and contents were not compatible with the main principles of our foreign and defence policies. 2. The views of the C'overnment of Turkey were reflected in draft resolution A/C.L/39/t.40lRev.l entitled "Prevention of nuclear war, including all related matters" which it sponsored with a number of other countries. The said docunent was drafted with the aim of achieving balanced and verifiable measures of arms conLrol and disarmanent and of enabling parallel reductions in nuclear as well as conventional weapons and forces. The Government of Turkey is of the view that its aim of prevention of all wars, nuclear as well as conventional, can only be
analysis: The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or a resolution draft related to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. It highlights the dangers of nuclear war, the need for arms control and disarmament, and proposes various measures to prevent nuclear conflicts. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it is a official document or a statement from a government or international organization.