Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 54Prevention of an arms race in outer space, published in 1985.

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7 topics

Arms Race Disarmament Negotiations Outer Space Subsidiary Bodies Treaties United States Ussr

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12 operative paragraphs

Recalls the obligation of all States to refrain from the threat or use of force in their space activities;

Reaffirms that general and complete disarmament under effective international control warrants that outer space shall be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and that it shall not become an arena for an arms race;

Emphasizes that further measures with appropriate and effective provisions for verification to prevent an arms race in outer space should be adopted by the international community;

Calls upon all States, in particular those with major space capabilities, to contribute actively to the objective of the peaceful use of outer space and to take immediate measures to prevent an arms race in outer space in the interest of maintaining international peace and security and promoting international co-operation and understand ing;

Reiterates that the Conference on Disarmament, as the single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, has the primary role in the negotiation of a multilateral agree ment or agreements, as appropriate, on the prevention of an arms race in outer space in all its aspects;

Requests the Conference on Disarmament to con sider as a matter of priority the question of preventing an arms race in outer space;

Also requests the Conference on Disarmament to intensify its consideration of the question of the preven tion of an arms race in outer space in all its aspects, taking into account all relevant proposals, including those sub mitted at the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly;

Further requests the Conference on Disarmament to establish an ad hoe committee at the beginning of its ses sion in 1985, with a view to undertaking negotiations for the conclusion of an agreement or agreements, as appro priate, to prevent an arms race in outer space in all its aspects;

Urges the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America to initiate immediately and in a constructive spirit negotiations aimed at preventing an arms race in outer space and to advise the Conference on Disarmament regularly of the progress of their bilateral negotiations so as to facilitate its work;

Requests the Conference on Disarmament to report on its consideration of this subject to the General Assembly at its fortieth session;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Conference on Disarmament all documents relating to the consideration of this subject by the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "Prevention of an arms race in outer space".

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