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The Arms Control Agenda at the UN: Breaking New Ground or Breaking Old Habits?
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Every year the UN General Assembly adopts a host of resolutions on disarmament without really expecting that most of them will be acted on. Some, however, convey important signals. For many years, the General Assembly had overwhelmingly endorsed resolutions calling for an end to nuclear testing. When the resolution achieved consensus in December 1993, it meant that the nuclear-weapon states were finally ready to give a test ban a chance. The result was the long-awaited Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) that was opened for signature in September 1996.
In 1993, the General Assembly also unanimously agreed on a resolution calling for a global ban on the production of fissile …
