nuclear weapons". On this item it is fitting to recall here a few elements of particular significance, such as the following. This is an item which has been on the agenda of the General Assembly in one form or another for more than a quarter of a century and all the technical, scientific, political and strategic aspects of the problem have been studied exhaustively. Therefore it has rightly been stated for over 10 years that the only thing needed for agreement to be reached is the political will. On eight different occasions- the most recent of them in December of last year -the Assembly has issued "its most energetic condemnation of all nuclear-weapon tests". In countless resolutions the Assembly has requested that "the utmost priority" be given to a comprehensive test-ban treaty. JSM/bo A/C.l/40/PV. 3 16 (Mr. Garcia Robles, Mexico) The three nuclear-weapon States that act as depositaries both of the partial nuclear-test-ban Treaty of 1963 and the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968, in the report that they submitted to the Committee on Disarmament on 30 July 1980, after four years of trilateral talks, affirmed inter alia that they " ••• are mindful of the great value for all mankind that the prohibition of nuclear weapon test explosions in all environments will have, and they are conscious of the important responsibility placed upon them to find solutions to the remaining problems • • • They are determined to exert their best efforts and necessary will and persistence to bring the negotiations to an early and successful conclusion ••• " (CD/130, para. 25). The three depositary States themselves, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, in the preamble and in article 1 (b) of the Moscow Treaty, to which I have just referred, contracted unequivocal and legally binding commitments 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the topic of nuclear weapons and disarmament, and the efforts made by the United Nations General Assembly and the three nuclear-weapon States to achieve a comprehensive test-ban treaty. The language used suggests a focus on international relations, diplomacy, and security rather than any of the economic or social development issues typically addressed by the other categories.

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International relations, Science and technology