Urgent Need for Cessation of Nuclear and Thermonuclear Tests and Conclusion of a Treaty Designed to Achieve a Comprehensive Test Ban

A/RES/3257(XXIX)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1975.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1975–1977

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/31/66

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1977	A/RES/31/66	Urgent need for cessation of nuclear and thermonuclear tests and conclusion of a treaty designed to achieve a comprehensive test ban	489	36%Compare
1976	A/RES/3466(XXX)	Urgent need for cessation of nuclear and thermonuclear tests and conclusion of a treaty designed to achieve a comprehensive test ban	772	32%Compare
1975	A/RES/3257(XXIX)	Urgent need for cessation of nuclear and thermonuclear tests and conclusion of a treaty designed to achieve a comprehensive test ban	387	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

Nuclear Weapon Tests

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Condemns all nuclear weapon tests, in whatever environment they may be conducted;

Reaffirms its deep concern at the continuance of such testing, both in the atmosphere and under ground, and at the lack of progress towards a comprehensive test ban agreement;

Calls upon all States not yet parties to the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water to adhere to it forthwith;

Emphasizes once more the urgency of concluding a comprehensive test ban agreement;

Reminds the nuclear-weapon States of their special responsibility to initiate proposals to this end;

Calls upon all States to -refrain from the testing of nuclear weapons, in any environment, pending conclusion of such an agreement;

Requests the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament to give the highest priority to the conclusion of a comprehensive test ban agreement and to report to the General Assembly at its thirtieth session on the progress achieved;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirtieth session the item entitled "lJrgent need for cessation of nuclear and thermonuclear tests and conclusion of a treaty designed to achieve a comprehensive test ban".

R«-solutions adopted on the reports of the First Committee

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