Measures to Prevent Terrorists From Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 73wMeasures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, published in 2004.

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24 versions · 2003–2025

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9 topics

Arms Limitation Cooperation Between Organizations Counter-Terrorism Nuclear Materials Nuclear Technology Report Preparation Terrorism Weapons Deployment Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Calls upon all Member States to support international efforts to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery;

Urges all Member States to take and strengthen national measures, as appropriate, to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery and materials and technologies related to their manufacture, and invites them to inform the Secretary-General, on a voluntary basis, of the measures taken in this regard;

Encourages cooperation among and between Member States and relevant regional and international organizations for strengthening national capacities in this regard;

Requests the Secretary-General to compile a report on measures already taken by international organizations on issues relating to the linkage between the fight against terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, to seek the views of Member States on additional relevant measures for tackling the global threat posed by the acquisition by terrorists of weapons of mass destruction, and to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session the item entitled “Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction”.

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