A/RES/69/40
United Nations
Distr.: General
11 December 2014
General Assembly
Sixty-ninth session
Agenda item 96 (x)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 2014
[on the report of the First Committee (A/69/440)]
69/40.
Reducing nuclear danger
The General Assembly,
Bearing in mind that the use of nuclear weapons poses the most serious threat
to mankind and to the survival of civilization,
Reaffirming that any use or threat of use of nuclear weapons would constitute a
violation of the Charter of the United Nations,
Convinced that the proliferation of nuclear weapons in all its aspects would
seriously enhance the danger of nuclear war,
Convinced also that nuclear disarmament and the complete elimination of
nuclear weapons are essential to remove the danger of nuclear war,
Considering that, until nuclear weapons cease to exist, it is imperative on the
part of the nuclear-weapon States to adopt measures that assure non-nuclear-weapon
States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons,
Considering also that the hair-trigger alert of nuclear weapons carries
unacceptable risks of unintentional or accidental use of nuclear weapons, which
would have catastrophic consequences for all mankind,
Emphasizing the need to adopt measures to avoid accidental, unauthorized or
unexplained incidents arising from computer anomaly or other technical
malfunctions,
Conscious that limited steps relating to de-alerting and de-targeting have been
taken by the nuclear-weapon States and that further practical, realistic and mutually
reinforcing steps are necessary to contribute to the improvement in the international
climate for negotiations leading to the elimination of nuclear weapons,
Mindful that a diminishing role for nuclear weapons in the security policies of
nuclear-weapon States would positively impact on international peace and security
and improve the conditions for the further reduction and the elimination of nuclear
weapons,
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