l+52. rn the late 1950s to early l96os many countries bToucht tbe question of thespread of nuclear r'reapons to the forefront of r^'orld attention, The reascn wasboth the fear that emergence of many new menbers of the atornic club wou1,t mrrltinlv!,/ 3' / 392 ! ;' r_a LIS n iin_ielt -i i:.,:'e ,L+Z the risk for an outbrea.l< of nuclear war and a particular concern related to the use of nuclear weapons in Europe. In ]1961 , the United States and the USSR submitted separate but ldentical drafts of a nuclear non-proliferation treaty to the Geneva Conference of the Conmittee on Dis armanent ' 463. fne foundation for the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty can be viewed as a barga.in sLruck bebween Lhree general considerabions: first, the corfinitnent by the nuclear.-weapon States not to transfer nuclear weapons or the control thereof and the conmitnent by non-nuclear-weapon States not to acquire nuclear weaponc as well nc t.l nr'.cn{ inlcrnptioral qofarrrcrdc nn thpir nrr^lae1^ in.l.retrw. sFr'nn;l the rgr LL qqr sJ undertakins lv oarti-os i- ^ *^-"*r^- '^ facifitate to the ful]est extent-rr d IruDf Lrulr possible developrent of nuclear enerl:y for peacefr,l purposes, espccially in non-nuclear-rreapon States with due rega"d to the needs of developing areas of the L'orld, and tl,ird-, the ob]igations of Lhe nuclea-r-weapon SLaLes under ArLicle VI cf the Treaty to undertake in good faith negotiations on disarmament. l+6)+. rn order to meet the concern of non-nuclear-weapon States about their v-rlnerability to nuclear aL1-ack or blacknail, the USSR, the United Kingdom and the Lnited ScaLes made statements of policy in the Security Councjl to cone to the assistance, through the Security Counci.I , of a non-nuclear-veapon State, party Lo tlLe r': on -proli feration tresty, subjected to agqression or threat of aggression uith nuclear weapons. These declarations were noted in Security Council rc-so.l-ution 255 (1958). Many non-nuclea?-r.reapon States Parties to the non-proli feration Treaty, however, expressed their dissatisfaction with these arrangements and stressed the need for effective secu.rity assurances.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and the concerns of non-nuclear-weapon states regarding their vulnerability to nuclear attack. It highlights the importance of disarmament and the need for security assurances. Given the focus on international politics and disarmament, it is likely that the category is related to international relations or security.

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