A
UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/48/66
6 January 1994
Forty-eighth session
Agenda item 62
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the First Committee (A/48/667)]
48/66.
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 weapon 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,
Emphasizing that the proposal contained in its resolution 43/77 A of
7 December 1988 is without prejudice to research and development efforts being
undertaken for peaceful purposes,
Noting the results of the United Nations Conference on New Trends in
Science and Technology: Implications for International Peace and Security,
held at Sendai, Japan, from 16 to 19 April 1990, 1/ and recognizing, in this
regard, the need for the scientific and policy communities to work together in
dealing with the complex implications of technological change,
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See A/45/568.
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