Strengthening of the Security of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States Against the Use or Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 44 Strengthening of the security of non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, published in 1980.

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

Non-Nuclear-Weapon States

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

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A !firms the conclusion of the Committee on Disarmament that there is wide recognition of the urgent need to. reach agreement on effective international arrangements to assure non-nucJear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons;

Notes with satisfaction that in the Committee on Disarmament there is no objection, in principle, to the idea of an international convention to assure nonnuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons;

Endorses the decision of the Committee on Disarmament to continue negotiations on this subject at the beginning of its session in 1980;

Recommends that the Committee on Disarmament should conclude effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons during its session in 1980, taking into account the widespread support for the conclusion of an international convention and giving consideration to any other proposals designed to secure the same objective;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session an item entitled "Conclusion of an international convention to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons".

34 / 86. Strengthening of the security of no■-nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons

Notes the statements that the nuclear-weapon States have made on assurances to non-nuclear-weapon States with respect to the use of nuclear weapons;

Welcomes the report of the Committee on Disarmament,76 in which it reported on the initial consideration of and negotiation on effective international arrangements further to strengthen the security of the non-nuclear-weapon States;

Requests the Committee on Disarmament to continue its efforts at its session in 1980 with a view to reaching agreement on such arrangements and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Committee on Disarmament all documents relating to the consideration by the General Assembly at its thirtyfourth session of the items entitled "Strengthening of guarantees of the security of non-nuclear-weapon States" and "Strengthening of the security of non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons";

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session an item entitled "Strengthening of the security of non-nuclear-weapon States".

34/87. General and complete disarmament

A

Welcomes the report of the Committee on Dis- 1. armament with regard to radiological weapons77 and, particularly, its stated intention to continue at its session in 1980 consideration of proposals for a convention banning those weapons;

Requests the Committee on Disarmament to proceed as soon as possible to reach agreement, through negotiation, on the text of such a convention and to report to the General Assembly on the results achieved for consideration by the Assembly at its thirty-fifth session;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Committee on Disarmament all documents relating to the discussion by the General Assembly at its thirtyfourth session of the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of radiological weapons;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session an item entitled "Prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of radiological weapons".

B

CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES CONCLUSION OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION PRO- HIBITING THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, STOCK- PILING AND USE OF RADIOLOGICAL WEAPONS

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