back on this strongly held regional opinion . We deeply regret this. We call on France to show its respect for south Pacific opinion by stopping the tests at Mururoa Atoll. Such a step would do much to contribute to regional harmony. It would enhance France's image in the south Pacific. It would enhance France's standing in the South Pacific. BHS/plj A/C.l/40/PV.S 47 (Mr. McDowell, New Zealand) I wish to make it clear that the importance we attach to the achievement of a comprehensive test ban is not motivated only by the testing that takes place in our region. As the Secretary-General said in his report to the Assembly this year, agreement on a comprehensive test ban would send: "a clear and vital signal of humanity's willingness to confront the nuclear challenge" . (A/40/1, p. 8) Every year since 1972 we have, with Australia, taken the lead in putting forward a resolution calling for the urgent conclusion of a comprehensive test ban treaty. Those resolutions have enjoyed the support of the overwhelming majority of the Members of the United Nations . Further evidence of that support can be found in the call made by all non-nuclear States parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty in the Final Document of the Third Review Conference, for the urgent negotiation and conclusion of a comprehensive multilateral treaty banning all nuclear tests by -all States in all environments for all time as a matter of the highest priority in the Conference on Disarmament. New zealand supported that call wholeheartedly. We welcome the consensus that was achieved at the Review Conference on the adoption of this language. Nevertheless, we are forced to recognize that the call was not unanimous and that there continue to be differences of approach on a test ban. It has been in an effort to bridge those differences that New Zealand has 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the issue of nuclear testing at Mururoa Atoll in the south Pacific, and the call for a comprehensive test ban treaty. It highlights the importance of achieving a test ban not only for regional harmony but also for humanity's willingness to confront the nuclear challenge. The text also mentions the support of the overwhelming majority of UN members and non-nuclear States parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Based on this, it seems that the text is related to international relations, diplomacy, and disarmament, which are all closely tied to the field of science and technology.

**Category**
Science and technology