Nuclear Capability of South Africa

A/RES/35/146[A]View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 37 Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa, published in 1981.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1980–1985

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/39/61[B]

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1985	A/RES/39/61[B]	Nuclear capability of South Africa	—	—
1983	A/RES/37/74[B]	Nuclear capability of South Africa	—	—
1982	A/RES/36/86[A]	Nuclear capability of South Africa	—	—
1981	A/RES/35/146[A]	Nuclear capability of South Africa	—	—
1980	A/RES/34/76[B]	Nuclear capability of South Africa	—	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Nuclear Weapons On-Site Inspection South Africa

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

A/RES/35/146 [A]

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Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary- General for his report on South Africa's plan and capability in the nuclear field;

Expresses its deep alarm that the report has established South Africa's capability to manufacture nuclear weapons;

Also expresses its deep concern that South Africa's nuclear capability is being developed to preserve white supremacy by intimidating neighbouring countries and blackmailing the entire continent of Africa;

Reaffirms that the racist regime's nuclear plans and capability constitute a very grave danger to inter- ~ational peace and security and, in particular, jeopardize the security of African States and increase the danger of the proliferation of nuclear weapons;

:, Official Records of the General Assembly, Twentieth Session, Annexes, agenda item 105, document A/5975.

"Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-fifth Year. Supplement for July, August and September /980, document S/14179.

" Resolution 2373 (XXI I), annex.

"' Resolution S-10/2, para. 63 (c).

"A/35/402 and Corr.I.

Requests the Security Council to prohibit all forms of co-operation and collaboration with the racist regime of South Africa in the nuclear field;

Calls upon all States, corporations, institutions or individuals to terminate forthwith such nuclear collaboration between them and the racist regime of South Africa;

Requests the Security Council to institute effective enforcement action against the racist regime of South Africa, so as to prevent it from endangering international peace and security through its acquisition of nuclear weapons;

Demands that South Africa submit all its nuclear installations to inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency;

Requests the Secretary-General to give maximum publicity to the report on South Africa's plan and capability in the nuclear field and to distribute it to Member States, the specialized agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency and non-governmental organizations, so that the international community and public opinion may be fully aware of the danger inherent in the programme;

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Further requests the Secretary-General to follow closely South Africa's activity in the nuclear field and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa".

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