A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/49/67 21 December 1994 Forty-ninth session Agenda item 54 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the First Committee (A/49/691)] 49/67. Scientific and technological developments and their impact on international security The General Assembly, Recalling that at its tenth special session, the first special session devoted to disarmament, it unanimously stressed the importance of both qualitative and quantitative measures in the process of disarmament, Recognizing that scientific and technological developments can have both civilian and military applications and that progress in science and technology for civilian applications needs to be maintained and encouraged, Noting with concern the potential in technological advances for application to military purposes, which could lead to more sophisticated weapons and new weapons systems, Stressing the interests of the international community in the subject and the need to follow closely the scientific and technological developments that may have a negative impact on the security environment and on the process of arms limitation and disarmament, and to channel scientific and technological developments for beneficial purposes, 94-60189 /...