Urgent Need for Suspension of Nuclear and Thermonuclear Tests

A/RES/2455(XXIII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1969.

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22 documents · 1964–1974

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1974	A/RES/3078(XXVIII)[B]	Urgent need for suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests	—	–
1974	A/RES/3078(XXVIII)A-B	Urgent need for suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests	—	–
1974	A/RES/3078(XXVIII)[A]	Urgent need for suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests	—	–
1973	A/RES/2934(XXVII)[C]	Urgent need for suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests	—	–
1973	A/RES/2934(XXVII)[B]	Urgent need for suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests	—	–

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Nuclear Weapon Tests

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20 December 1968.

B The General Assenibly,

Considering that one of the main purposes of the United Nations is to save mankind from the scourge of war,

Convinced that the armaments race, in particular the nuclear arms race, constitutes a threat te peace,

Believing that it is imperative to exert further efforts towards reaching agreement on general and complete disarmament under effective international control,

N oting with satisfaction the agreement of the Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and of the United States of America to enter into bilateral discussions on the limitation and reduction of both offensive strategic nuclear-weapon delivery systems and systems of defence against ballistic missiles,

H aving received the report of the Conference of the Eighteen-Nation Committee Disarmament,11 to which are annexed documents presented by the delegations of the eight non-aligned memhers of the Committee12 and by Italy,13 Sweden,14 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,15 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland16 and the United States of America,17 N oting the memorandum of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics dated 1 July 1968 concerning urgent measures to stop the arms race and achieve disarmament18 and other proposals far collateral measures which have been submitted at the Conference of the Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disannament,

Recalling its resolutions 1767 (XVII) of 21 November 1962, 1908 (XVIII) of 27 November 1963, 2031

(XX) of 3 December 1965, 2162 C (XXI) of 5 December 1966 and 2344 (XXII) and 2342 B (XXII) of 19 December 1967,

Requests the Conference of the Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disarmament to make renewed efforts towards achieving substantial progress in reaching aireement on the question of general and complete d1sarmament under effective international control, and urgently to analyse the plans already under consideration and others that might be put farward to see how in particular rapid progress could be made in the field of nuclear disarmament ;

Further requests the Conference of the Eighteen- Nation Committee on Disarmament to continue its urgent efforts to negotiate collateral measures af disarmament;

Decides to refer to the Conference of the Eighteen- N ation Committee on Disarmament ali documents and records of the meetings of the First Committee concerning ali matters related to the disarmament question;

11 Official Rrcords of the Disarma111ent Commission, S11pf,/ement for 1967· and 1968, document DC/231.

12 J/Jid., annex I, section 10.

13 /bid., section 9.

14 /bid., section 6.

U /bid., section 3.

16 Jbid., sections 5, 7 and 8.

17 /bid., section 4.

18 Official Records of the General Asse111bly, Twenl)•-third Session, Annexes, agenda items 27, 28, 29, 94 and 96, document A/7134. General AHembly-Twenty-thlrd Se•■ion

Requests the Conference of the Eighteen-Nation Comrnittee 011 Disarrnarnent to resume its work as early as possible and to report to the General Assemhly, as appropriate, on the progress achieved.

20 December 1968.

2455 <XXIII). Urgent need for suspenaion of nuclear and thermonuclear teata

Urges ali States which have not done so to adhere without further delay to the Treaty Banning Nuclear \V'eapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space ancl under \V'ater;

Calls upan ali nuclear-weapon States to suspend nuclear weapon tests in all environments;

Expresses the hope that States will contribute to an effective international exchange of seismic data;

Requests the Conference of the Eighteen-N ation Committee on Disarmament to take up as a matter of urgency the elaboration of a treaty banning underground nuclear weapon tests and to report to the General Assembly on this matter at its twenty-fourth session.

17 50th plenary meetin,q,

20 December 1968.

19 Official Records of /he Disarmament Commission, S11{,- plemmt for 1967 and 1968, document DC/231.

20 /bid., annex I, section 10.

21 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 480 (1963), No. 6964.

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