A/RES/73/66
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
13 December 2018
Seventy-third session
Agenda item 101 (dd)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 5 December 2018
[on the report of the First Committee (A/73/510 and A/73/510/Corr.1)]
73/66.
Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive sources
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 62/46 of 5 December 2007, 65/74 of 8 December 2010,
67/51 of 3 December 2012, 69/50 of 2 December 2014 and 71/66 of 5 December 2016,
Recognizing the essential contribution of radioactive sources to social and
economic development, and the benefits drawn from their use for all States,
Recognizing also the determination of the international community to combat
terrorism, as evident in relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions,
Noting with satisfaction the continued international efforts to strengthen further
the security of radioactive sources worldwide,
Mindful of the responsibilities of every Member State, in accordance with the ir
national legal frameworks and international obligations, to maintain effective nuclear
safety and security, asserting that responsibility for nuclear security within a State
rests entirely with that State, and noting the important contribution of intern ational
cooperation in supporting the efforts of States to fulfil their responsibilities,
Deeply concerned by the threat of terrorism and the risk that terrorists may
acquire, traffic in or use radioactive sources in radiological dispersion devices,
Deeply concerned also by the potential threat to human health and the
environment that would result from the use of such devices by terrorists,
Noting with concern the occurrence of nuclear and radioactive materials that are
outside of regulatory control or being trafficked,
Recalling the importance of international conventions aimed at preventing and
suppressing such a risk, in particular the International Convention for the Suppression
of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, adopted on 13 April 2005, 1 and the Convention on the
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