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Good (some wear to cover edges) xiii, [1], 51, [1] pages. Includes Foreword by the Secretary-General, General Assembly resolution 2831 of 16 December 1971, and Letter of Transmittal. Topics covered include qualitative aspects of the arms race, the arms race in terms of resources, the dynamics of military research and development, the national consequences of the arms race and military expenditures, the international consequence of the arms race and military expenditures, and conclusions. Also includes Annexes of General Assembly resolution 2667 of 7 December 1970, Military budget expenditure compared with other statistics: Annual averages, 1967-1969, Impact of disarmament of the demand for raw materials, and bibliography. The report concludes that the arms race makes more acute the very international strains to which it relates. Political differences become sharpened by the fear and suspicion which the amassing of armaments generates. International trade, already impeded by other factors, is slowed. Military expenditures contribute to acute imbalances in the international payments. Cultural exchanges stagnate. In short, armaments, which are supposed to provide security, provoke the very political differences which nations may assume they will help dissipate. The unanimous conclusion of the Group of Consultant Experts on the Economic and Social Consequences of the Arms Race was that the arms race makes more acute the very international strains to which it relates. The cost of the arms race is enormous, and because of it, resources have been denied to almost every other field of social activity. A halt in the arms race and a significant reduction in military expenditures would help the social and economic development of all countries, and would increase the possibilities of providing additional aid to developing countries.
