Cessation of All Test Explosions of Nuclear Weapons

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1983.

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8 documents · 1981–1986

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1986	A/RES/40/80	Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons resolutions	69	–
1986	A/RES/40/80[B]	Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons resolutions	—	–
1986	A/RES/40/80[A]	Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons resolutions	—	–
1985	A/RES/39/52	Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons	68	–
1984	A/RES/38/62	Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons	—	–

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Nuclear Weapon Tests Treaties

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Having in mind the objectives of the World Disarmament Campaign, solemnly launched by the General Assembly at its twelfth special session, 3 which is intehded to promote public interest in, and support for, reaching agreements on measures of arms limitation and disarmament,

Recalling further paragraph 93 (c) of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, 4 the first special session devoted to disarmament, in which it is provided that the Secretary-General shall periodically sub mit reports to the Assembly on the economic and social consequences of the armaments race and its extremely harm ful effects on world peace and security,

Considering that the elaboration of such reports should be viewed as a measure aimed at building confidence among States.

Welcomes with satisfaction the updated report of the Secretary-General on the economic and social consequences of the arms race and of military expenditures;5

Expresses its thanks to the Secretary-General and to the Group of Consultant Experts on the Economic and Social Consequences of the Arms Race and of Military Expendi tures, as well as to the Governments and international or ganizations that have rendered assistance in updating the report;

Recommends that the conclusions of the updated re port should be brought to the attention of public opinion and also taken into account in future action by the United Nations in the field of disarmament;

Requests the Secretary-General to make the neces sary arrangements for the reproduction of the report as a United Nations publication5 and to give it publicity in the framework of the World Disarmament Campaign, taking also into account the views expressed on the report by Mem ber States not later than 1 March 1983;

Recommends that all Governments should ensure the widest possible distribution of the report, including, where appropriate, its translation into the respective national languages;

Invites the specialized agencies as well as intergov ernmental, national and non-governmental organizations to use their facilities to make the report widely known;

Reaffirms its decision to keep the item entitled ''Eco nomic and social consequences of the armaments race and its extremely harmful effects on world peace and security" under constant review, and decides to include it in the pro visional agenda of its fortieth session.

Implementation of General Assembly resolution 36/83 concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol I of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin Amer ica (Treaty of Tlatelolco)

Regrets that the signature of Additional Protocol I by France, which took place on 2 March 1979, has not yet been followed by the corresponding ratification, notwith standing the time already elapsed and the pressing invita tions which the General Assembly has addressed to it;

Urges France not to delay any further such ratifi cation, which has been requested so many times;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session an item entitled "Implementation of General Assembly resolution 37/71 concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol I of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco)''.

37 n2. Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons

Reiterates once again its grave concern that, despite the express wishes of the overwhelming majority of Member States, nuclear-weapon testing continues unabated;

Reaffirms its conviction that a treaty to achieve the prohibition of all nuclear-test explosions by all States for all time is a matter of the highest priority and constitutes a vital element for the success of efforts to prevent both ver tical and horizontal proliferation of nuclear weapons and a contribution to nuclear disarmament;

Urges all States that have not yet done so to adhere without further delay to the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water and, meanwhile, to refrain from testing in the environments covered by that Treaty;

Urges also the three original parties to the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water to abide strictly by the undertakings contained therein to seek ''to achieve the discontinuance of all test explosions of nuclear weapons for all time' ' and '• to continue negotiations to this end";

Urges likewise all States members of the Committee on Disarmament:

To bear in mind that, if the consensus rule should not be used in such a manner as to prevent the establishment of subsidiary bodies for the effective discharge of the func tions of the Committee, neither should it be used to prevent the approval of appropriate mandates for such subsidiary bodies;

(!,) To assign to the Ad Hoe Working Group under item 1 of its agenda, entitled • 'Nuclear-test ban'', established on 21 AJ>.ril 1982 by the Committee, 10 a mandate which should provide for the muftilateral negotiation of a treaty for the prohibition of all nuclear-weapon tests, to be initiated im mediately after the beginning of the session of the Com mittee to be held in 1983;

To exert their best endeavours in order that the Com mittee may transmit to the General Assembly at its thirty eighth session the multilaterally negotiated text of such a treaty;

• United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 480, No. 6964, p. 43.

9 Resolution 2373 (XXII), annex. Supplement No. 27 (A/37/27 and Corr. I), para. 39.

Calls upon the States depositaries of the Treaty Ban ning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water and the Treaty on the Non-Prolif eration of Nuclear Weapons, by virtue of their special re sponsibilities under those two treaties and as a provisional measure, to bring to a halt without delay all nuclear-test explosions, either through a trilaterally agreed moratorium or through three unilateral moratoriums;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session the item entitled "Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons".

37/73. Urgent need for a comprehensive nuclear-test ban treaty

Reiterates its grave concern that, despite the express wishes of the overwhelming majority of Member States, nuclear-weapon testing continues unabated;

Reaffirms its conviction that a treaty to achieve the prohibition of all nuclear-test explosions by all States for all time is a matter of the greatest urgency and highest priority;

11 Ibid., Supplement No. 27 (A/37/27 and Corr. I), sect. III.A.

III. and Social Consequences of the Arms Race and of Military Expenditures

'° See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session,

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