UN General Assembly
1981

132. Of great significance is the question of convening a conference on military detente and disarmament in Europe. As is known, this question is under discussion in Madrid at the meeting of representatives of the States participants in the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. 133. Wishing to contribute to success, the Soviet Union has gone far to accommodate the West and has declared its willingness to include the entire European part of its territory in the zone of confidence-building measures, provided, of course, the Western side makes a corresponding step in turn. What is required now is precisely such a step, 134. Military detente on the European continent is intended to strengthen and complement political detente. But this does not depend on us alone. 135. The Soviet Union is prepared to hold negotiations on all areas of limiting the arms race and of disarmament. 136. Under current conditions, it is becoming increasingly important to prevent military competition from extending to outer space. Each day brings new evidence that outer space can become an arena of the arms race.