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marily as a means of denying West Germany access to nuclear
 weapons.

91. The prevention of further proliferation of nuclear
 weapons also means removing the possibility of creation of
 such weapons by other nations. The point is that not only
 West Germany, but also Japan, Israel, Italy, Canada, the
 Union of South Africa, India, Sweden, Brazil and a number
 of other nations are ready or almost ready, by virtue of
 their scientific, technical and industrial level, to
 commence production of nuclear weapons.

92. The inclusion of new capitalist countries in the
 nuclear arms race could lead to a situation wherein the
 nuclear potential of the capitalist camp would probably
 begin to grow more rapidly than the corresponding potential
 of the countries participating in the Warsaw Pact in the
 course of 10 to 15 years. It is understandable that this
 would represent a great danger for peace.

93. In the course of prolonged and difficult negotiations
 with the United States, the Soviet Union was able to
 secure substantial concessions.

94. For example, it was possible to include in the
 agreement a clause which prohibited any types of proliferation
 of nuclear weapons, any direct or indirect - forms of
 transfer of this weaponry to anyone whomsoever, as well as
 transfer of control over such weaponry. This means that
 neither individual governments nor groups of governments,
 that is, military blocs, can become the owners of this
 weaponry. Thus, in essence, the rejection of plans for
 the creation of multilateral and any other nuclear powers
 of NATO, for which the Soviet Union, as is known, fought
 for a number of years, has been reinforced.

95. The United States was obliged in the end to make
 a concession as well on such an essential question as inspection
 over adherence to the obligations of the agreement.

96. Upon the insistance of the USSR, there was included
 in the draft agreement a clause which extended the
 control of the International Atomic Energy Agency over all
 governments signatory to the agreement. The procedure and
 forms of this control were worked out by qualified experts
 with the participation of scientists from the Soviet Union
 and other socialist countries. Representatives of socialist
 countries are included in the number of control inspectors,
 which is particularly important.

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