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76 General Assembly-Thirty-sixth Session Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General84 trans- mitting the study of the Group of Experts to Prepare a Study on Israeli Nuclear Armament, 1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on Israeli nuclear armament; 2. Expresses its deep alarm at the fact that the report has established that Israel has the technical capability to manufacture nuclear weapons and possesses the means of delivery of such weapons; 3. Also expresses its deep concern that Israel has un- dermined the credibility of the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards, in particular by the bombing of the Iraqi nuclear facilities which were under Agency safeguards; 4. Reaffirms that Israel's attack on the Iraqi nuclear facilities and Israel's capability constitute a serious desta- bilizing factor in an already tense situation in the Middle East, and a grave danger to international peace and security; 5. Requests the Security Council to prohibit all forms of co-operation with Israel in the nuclear field; 6. Calls upon all States and other parties and institu- tions to terminate forthwith all nuclear collaboration with Israel; 7. Requests the Security Council to institute effective enforcement action against Israel so as to prevent it from endangering international peace and security by its nuclear- weapon capability; 8. Demands that Israel should renounce, without delay, any possession of nuclear weapons and place all its nuclear activities under international safeguards; 9. Requests the Secretary-General to give maximum publicity to the report on Israeli nuclear armament and to distribute it to Member States. the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency and non-govern- mental organizations, so that the international community and public opinion may be fully aware of the danger inherent in Israel's nuclear capability; 10. Also requests the Secretary-General to follow closely Israeli military nuclear activity and to report thereon as appropriate; 11. Further requests the Secretary-General to transmit the report on Israeli nuclear armament to the General As- sembly at its second special session devoted to disarmament; 12. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-seventh session the item entitled "Israeli nuclear armament''. 91st plenary meeting 9 December 1981 36/99. Conclusion of a treaty on the prohibition of the stationing of weapons of any kind in outer space The General Assembly, Guided by the goals of strengthening peace and inter- national security, Expressing the common interest of all mankind in the further exploration and use of outer space for peaceful pur- poses for the good of all States and in the interest of de- veloping friendly relations and mutual understanding between them, Conscious of the danger which would threaten mankind if outer space became an arena for the arms race, 84 A/36/431. The study was subsequently issued with the title Studv on Israeli Nuclear Armament (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.82.IX.2). Desiring not to allow outer space to become an arena for the arms race and a source of strained relations between States, Taking into account the draft treaty on the prohibition of the stationing of weapons of any kind in outer space, 85 submitted to the General Assembly by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the views and comments expressed during the consideration of this item at its thirty-sixth session, I. Considers it necessary to take effective steps, by concluding an appropriate international treaty, to prevent the spread of the arms race to outer space; 2. Requests the Committee on Disarmament to embark on negotiations with a view to achieving agreement on the text of such a treaty; 3. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-seventh session the item entitled • 'Conclusion of a treaty on the prohibition of the stationing of weapons of any kind in outer space'' 91 st plenary meeting 9 December 198 I 36/100. Declaration on the Prevention of Nuclear Catastrophe The General Assembly, Bearing in mind that the foremost task of the United Nations, born in the flames of the Second World War, has been, is and will be to save present and succeeding gen- erations from the scourge of war, Recognizing that all the horrors of past wars and all other calamities that have befallen people would pale in compar- ison with what is inherent in the use of nuclear weapons capable of destroying civilization on earth, Reaffirming that the universally accepted objective is to eliminate completely the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons through the cessation of their production, followed by the destruction of their stockpiles, and that, to this end, priority in disarmament negotiations should be given to nu- clear disarmament, Convinced that, as the first step in this direction, the use of nuclear weapons and the waging of nuclear war should be outlawed, Solemnly proclaims, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations: I . States and statesmen that resort first to the use of nuclear weapons will be committing the gravest crime against humanity. 2. There will never be any justification or pardon for statesmen who take the decision to be the first to use nuclear weapons. 3. Any doctrines allowing the first use of nuclear weapons and any actions pushing the world towards a catastrophe are incompatible with human moral standards and the lofty ideals of the United Nations. 4. It is the supreme duty and direct obligation of the leaders of nuclear-weapon States to act in such a way as to eliminate the risk of the outbreak of a nuclear conflict. The nuclear-arms race must be stopped and reversed by joint efforts, through negotiations conducted in good faith and on the basis of equality, having as their ultimate goal the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. " Official Records of th,· General Assembly, Thirtv-sixth Session, An- nexes, agenda item 128, document A/36/192, annex.

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