UN General Assembly
1982

has been achieved by detente, and edge the world closer to the abyss of war. 13. What we need today is a genuine breakthrough towards the curbing of the unbridled arms race and promoting disarmament, and the immediate imple¬mentation of practical measures in that field. We do not need words declarations of good intentions. Only a constructive approach to the solution of the most acute present-day problems can prevent mankind from slipping towards the nuclear abyss. 14. Numerous concrete and realistic proposals on halting the arms race and on disarmament measures in various areas have been put forward by the socialist countries, with the aim of achieving this goal. They include the Declaration on the Prevention of Nuclear Catastrophe, adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 36/100, on the initiative of the Soviet Union, which declares that the first to use nuclear weapons will be committing the gravest crime against humanity and calls for joint efforts, through negotiations con¬ducted in good faith and on the basis of equality, to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.