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"As I do not favour any particular form of words or omission over another, I welcome the approval of this resolution, as in general terms its central goal is international nuclear disarmament, and it calls on all countries with nuclear weapons to commit themselves to reducing and eliminating them.
This is especially relevant, given the international situation, which is marked by growing militarism and military interventionism led by the United States – you only have to look at the attacks on Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq, the decision by the US administration to develop new generations of nuclear arms which are ‘deployable’ in military operations and the increase in the US ‘defence’ budget – accompanied by a number of EU countries which are further developing cooperation projects in the defence industry: Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
We ought to go further, not just limiting ourselves to non-proliferation but moving on to true disarmament, which is opposed by political, economic and military interests and forces that not only try to ignore the interests and the general sentiments of the public but also, and not always openly, try to resist the practical effect of resolutions on non-proliferation.
For this reason it was particularly important that the amendment tabled by my group on the establishment of a nuclear freeze zone in the Middle East was adopted – by just one vote!"@en1
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