text: 37: ?he technorogical thrust of the arms race, of rrhich its spatial orientation lsonry one exanple ' has serious implications for both its guantitative andqualltative aspects. The destabirizing impact of technology on the process ofdisarnEnent negotiatlons was described in atetall in the l9Z? report. In astock-taking of the worrdrs strategic arsenars since tbe signini of the flrstagreement on the rinitation of strategic arms between the united states and lheSoviet Unlon (SALT I) In 1972. that report haal emphasizeal that: (a, The agreed ceilings of the number of reM and SLBM launchers had beenalnost approached by l9?5t (b) The halting of Aalr deployrnent systerns had not deterred vigorous R andr Dprograrnnes to inprove thern and the agreenent had arnost no discernible impact onthe extent of lrtrRv deployment? (c) The nunber' of rcBM and SLBM launchers had renained relativery constantbut the nursers of deliverable nuclear warheads had been rlsing by about r.,oooevery year. 38. Drring the negotiations on sAr,T rr, the united states and the soviet unionhave exchanged data on the strategic nuclear forces of both sides. The forces inguestion are those with capability to threaten their hornelands, that is, rrhat isgo[Etinea referred to as "centrar strategic systerns", rn the ',Memorandum ofunderstandlng Regardlng Establishnent of a oala Base', the lwo countries for thefirst ti rne declared their possession of the foll-oh'ing numbers of such strateqlcarms as at 18 June L979 lA/35/392, annex): USS R 1,398 1,398 608 950 ]l4 156 0United States 1,0s4 rr054 550 o)o 496 s 73 J 0 A/ 37 /386 Engl ish Annex Page 2l 39. The power and number of these stlabegic weapons is difficult to graq)' Consider itrat a single Poseidon subnarine With its 16 MIRVed nissiles can deliver warheads to 160 separate targetsi these vrarheads have a total exp-Ios ive yield of 5.4 Mt., a larger exptosive, power than that of all the rnunitions fired in the second world wart still' this negatonnage is of the order of one or a few
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the arms race and strategic nuclear forces between the United States and the Soviet Union, with a focus on the technological advancements and implications of these developments. The language used is technical and detailed, indicating a strong focus on science and technology.