UN General Assembly
1982

tension and instability in the world, particularly in the Middle East and southern Africa. 22. The issues of disarmament and the strengthening of international security are among the most serious and complicated matters facing our world today. They have been at the centre of attention for the international community for many years. This attention has been reflected in the convening of numerous conferences since 1932, in particular the two special sessions of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament, the first in 1978 and the second this year, and also in the resolutions adopted in this regard. However, we see no signs on the horizon that progress in this respect is being achieved. On the contrary, the arms race has continued, especially between the superpowers in the nuclear field, with the development of new weapons systems, such as the neutron bomb, and the continued promotion of certain dangerous theories, such as those of nuclear deterrence, strategic balance and a limited nuclear war that can be won, as well as the horizontal proliferation of nuclear weapons, not to mention