Reaffirms that effective measures should be undertaken to prevent the emergence of new types of weapons of mass destruction; requests the Conference on Disarmament, in the light of its existing priorities, to keep under review, with expert assistance, as appropriate, the questions of the prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons with a veiw to making, when necessary, recommendations on undertaking specific negotiations on the identified types of such weapons; calls upon all States, immediately following the recommendation of the Conference on Disarmament, to give favourable consideration to these recommendations; requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Conference on Disarmament all documents relating to the consideration of this item by the General Assembly at its 45th session; requests the Conference on Disarmament to continue the practice of reporting the results of its consideration of these questions in its annual report to the General Assembly.

Adopted without vote, 54th meeting

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Adopted at the 54th plenary meeting, 4 Dec. 1990.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 45th session, Volume 1, 18 September-21 December 1990. - A/45/49. - 1991. - p. 82. - (GAOR, 45th sess., Suppl. no. 49).