Implementation of General Assembly resolution 36/60 on the immediate cessation and prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests — A/RES/40/88 | UN Mandate Registry
Implementation of General Assembly Resolution 36/60 on the Immediate Cessation and Prohibition of Nuclear-Weapon Tests
Urgesthe Conference on Disarmament to proceed promptly to negotiations on all aspects of this matter, including adequate measures of verification, with the aim of preparing without delay a draft treaty that would effectively ban all test explosions of nuclear weapons by all States everywhere and would contain provisions, acceptable to all, preventing the circumvention of this ban by means of nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes;
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Resolutely urgesall States, and especially all nuclear-weapon States, to exert maximum efforts and exercise political will for the elaboration and conclusion without delay of such a treaty;
Welcomes the unilateral cessation by one major 1. nuclear-weapon State of all its nuclear explosions, effective 6 August 1985, as well as the proposal for the suspension of all nuclear tests for a period of 12 months, with the possibility of its extension, contained in the joint message of 24 October 1985 addressed to the leaders of the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics by the Heads of State or Government of six States Members of the United Nations;
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Expresses its hope that all other nuclear-weapon States will also consider joining in such a moratorium;
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its S. forty-first session an item entitled "Implementation of
General Assembly resolution 40/88 on the immediate cessation and prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests''.
- 23 See A/40/725, paras. 47-54.
25 A/40/825-S/l 7596, annex. For the printed text, see Official Records of 24 A/40/114-S/16921, annex. For the printed text, see Official Records of the Securrty Council, Fortieth Year, Supplement for October. November and the Security Council, Fortieth Year, Supplement for January, February and DPCember 1985. document S' 17596. annex. March I 985, document S/ 16921, annex.
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26 Official Records of the General Assembly. Twentieth Session. AnnexPs,
28 Official Records of the <ieneral Assembly, Fortieth Session, Supplement agenda item 105, document N5975.
