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Following the recognition by a number of scientists in 1982 that a major nuclear war might have grave climatic effects with global implications, the General Assembly, by resolution 40/152 G of 16...

Official Records of the Report of the Committee on Contributions Seventy-fifth session (1-26 June 2015)

This new Study Series (No. 35) contains the study by a Group of Governmental Experts to make recommendations on possible aspects that could contribute to but not negotiate a treaty banning the...

Official Records of the Report of the Committee on Contributions: Seventy-Second Session (4-29 June 2012)

Official Records of the Report of the Committee on Contributions: Seventy-third Session (3-21 June 2013)

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, the Office for Disarmament Affairs is publishing this special edition of the Disarmament Study Series. This...

Official Records of the Report of the Committee on Contributions Seventy-sixth session (6-24 June 2016)

Official Records of the Report of the Committee on Contributions.Seventy-seventh session (5-23 June 2017)

This report provides a reappraisal of the disarmament-development relationship and the role of the Organization. It makes numerous recommendations and includes specific areas for further research by...

With about 300 operational satellites in orbit and more than half of them on military missions, the Members States are advocating greater transparency and confidence-building measures to prevent an...

One of the significant advances of recent years has been the appreciation of the value of transparency and openness in relations between States. This publication examines ways and means of promoting...

The world is just beginning to grapple with the full implications of making military-related resources serve non-military purposes. This publication examines the unique potential of worldwide military...

Focusing on the military dimension, this study explores whether defensive security concepts and policies might be one way in which to address existing and emerging threats and risks while at the same...

This study addresses the role of the United Nations in the field of verification of arms limitation and disarmament taking into consideration approaches, methods, procedures and techniques relating to...

The present study represents the most comprehensive review of the relevant developments in this field over the past decade or so. It also covers recent events, which were unfolding while the Group of...

The establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone is not a new idea. Two such zones exist in Latin America and the Caribbean and in the South Pacific. This publication discusses a number of steps and...

This report examines South Africa's nuclear and missile programmes in an attempt to establish the facts about its capabilities and to the extent possible, to determine its intentions. The analysis...