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CONFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEE ON DISARMAMENT security, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS CCD/511/Rev.1 8 August 1977 The States Parties to this Agreement, Guided by the interests of strengthening international peace and ENGLISH Original: RUSSIAN Draft Agreement on the prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons Desiring to contribute to the cause of saving mankind from the danger of the use of new means of warfare, limiting the arms race and bringing about disarmament, 8.77-33356 Recognizing that modern science and technology have reached a level where a serious danger arises of the development of new, still. more destructive types of weapons of mass destruction and of new systems of such weapons, Conscious that the development and manufacture of such weapons are fraught. with the most serious consequences for the peace and security of nations, Bearing in mind that recent years have seen the conclusion of a number of important agreements concerning limitation of the arms race and disarmament, including those relating to the prohibition of weapons of mass destruction, Expressing the profound interest of States and peoples in the adoption of measures to prevent the use of the achievements of modern science and technology for the development and manufacture of the above-mentioned weapons of mass destruction, Desiring to promote the strengthening of confidence among nations and the further improvement of the international situation, Seeking to contribute to the realization of the lofty purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Having agreed as follows: Article I Each State Party to this Agreement undertakes not to develop or manufacture new types of weapons of mass destruction or new systems of such weapons.
