The United Nations and disarmament 1970-1975

Summarizes developments and trends from 1970 to 1975 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels. Prepared by the Disarmament Affairs Division of the Department of Political and Security Council Affairs in response to a decision adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session. Contains a foreword by the United Nations Secretary-General.
Part 1. General disarmament -- Chapter 1. General and Complete Disarmament -- Chapter 2. Question of a World Disarmament Conference -- Part 2. Measures relating to the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament -- Chapter 3. The Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapon Tests -- Chapter 4. Implementation o f the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons -- Chapter 5. Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones -- Chapter 6. Preventing an Arms Race on the Sea-Bed -- Chapter 7. Non-use of Force in International Relations and Permanent Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons -- Chapter 8. Bilateral Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) -- Part 3. Other measures of arms limitation and disarmament -- Chapter 9. Chemical and Biological Weapons -- Chapter 10. Napalm and Other Incendiary Weapons -- Chapter 11. Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace -- Chapter 12. Preventing Environmental Warfare -- Chapter 13. Economic and Social Consequences of Disarmament -- Chapter 14. Economic and Social Consequences of the Arms Race -- Chapter 15. Reduction of Military Budgets -- Appendix 1. List of General Assembly Resolutions on Disarmament and Related Matters, 1970-1975 -- Appendix 2. Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof -- Appendix 3. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction -- Appendix 4. Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Military or any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques.

Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof (1971)
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (1972)

x, 267 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.