Prohibition of the Development and Manufacture of New Types of Weapons of Mass Destruction and New Systems of Such Weapons

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 59 Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons, published in 1987.

What else is in this group?

21 documents · 1976–2002

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2002).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/57/50	Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons	330	–
1999	A/RES/54/44	Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons	325	–
1990	A/RES/45/66	Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons	430	–
1989	A/RES/43/72	Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons	—	–
1987	A/RES/42/35	Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons	447	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Disarmament Negotiations Documents Science and Technology Weapons of Mass Destruction Weapons Systems

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Noting that in the course of its 1987 session the Conference on Disarmament considered the ítem entitled "New types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons; radiological weapons",

Taking into consideration the section ofthe report ofthe Conference on Disarmament relating to this question, 34

Convinced that ali ways and means should be utilized to prevent the development and manufacture ofnew types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons,

Determined to prevent modern science and technology from leading to the development of new types of weapons of mass destruction that have characteristics comparable in destructive effect to those of weapons of mass destruction identified in the definition of weapons of mass destruction adopted by the U nited Nations in 1948, 35

Reaffirms, on the basis of the common desire of the international community, the necessity of prohibiting the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons;

Requests the Conference on Disarmament, in the light of its existing priorities, to keep constantly under review, with appropriate expert assistance, the question of the prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons with a view to making, when necessary, recommendations on undertaking specific negotiations on the identified types of such weapons;

Ca/Is upan ali States, immediately following the identification of any new type of weapon of mass destruction, to renounce practica! development of such a weapon and to commence negotiations on its prohibition;

Once again urges ali States to refrain from any action that could lead to the emergence of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons;

Ca/Is again upon ali States to undertake efforts to ensure that ultimately scientific and technological achievements may be used solely for peaceful purposes;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Conference on Disarmament ali documents relating to the consideration of this ítem by the General Assembly at its forty-second session;

34 Ojjicial Records o) che General Assembly. Forty-second Session, Suf.p/ement No. 27 (A/42/27), sect. III.G.

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Requests the Conference on Disarmament to submit to the General Assembly for consideration at its fortythird session a report on the results achieved;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the ítem entitled "Prohibition ofthe development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of <;uch weapons: report of the Conference on Disarmament".

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