and III of the Treaty had been met and had greatly helped to prevent the spread of nuclear explosives. The unique system of verification provided under article III by the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) commands wide confidence internationally and provides assurances to other parties and to the world as a whole of compliance with non-proliferation obligations under the Treaty. This unique and comprehensive system provides a model of the way in which measures of disarmament can be verified. BHS/gb A/C.l/40/PV.ll 26 (Mr. Cromartie , United Kingdom) The Review Conference noted that IAEA safeguards activitie s had not hampered the economic, scientific and technological development of the Parties or international co-operation in peaceful nuclear _activities, as was at one time feared by some. The Assembly will be addressing the annual report of the IAEA under another item of its agenda, but I think that it is worth emphasizing here in this Committee that not only has the Non-Proliferation Treaty not impeded development of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy~ it has in fact given a valuable impetus to them. The Review Conference welcomed the successful operation of the Agency's technical assistance and co-operation programmes and its establishment, following a recommendation of the First Review Conference, of a mechanism to permit the channelling of extra budgetary funds to a wide variety of projects in developing States Parties to the Treaty. My own Government announced its intention to double between now and 1990 the funds we contribute to developing countries Parties to the Treaty by this mechani sm through technical assistance projects administered by the IAEA. Turning back to disarmament issues, the Review Conference concluded that the obligations of Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty on cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament had not yet been achieved. As the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the verification process of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and its impact on the development of peaceful nuclear activities, as well as the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in promoting nuclear disarmament. The text highlights the economic, scientific, and technological benefits of the treaty, but also notes that the obligations of Article VI on nuclear disarmament have not yet been achieved.

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Science and technology, International relations