UN General Assembly
1986

Military security is first of all an issue of global scope, but there is also an important regional dimension to it - as is most notable in Europe, the cradle of two world wars. it is in Europe that disarmament must be approached in a comprehensive manner, combining the elimination of weapons of mass destruction with a considerable reduction of conventional armaments and armed forces. This is precisely what the States parties to the Warsaw Treaty have proposed in their Budapest appeal to the States members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and all other European States. The proposed reduction Program corresponds to the seriousness of the prevailing situation, contains no preconditions, and is open for businesslike negotiations. Its implementation would significantly lessen the threat of war in Europe and in the world at large; moreover, it would pave the way for a breakthrough in other disarmament negotiations concerning Europe, especially those held in Vienna.