in their own countries and at the same time completely withdraw all such weapons deployed in other countries, particularly in non-nuclear States and regions. This question is very timely today when it is said that the nuclear Powers are becoming reconciled and have entered a phase of nuclear disarmament and that the Cold War has come to an end. The dismantling of nuclear weapons in other countries constitutes the best guarantee for peace and security on our planet, and nuclear disarmament will certainly offer an occasion for accelerating general disarmament and will be an important event world-wide. Secondly, there must be a ban on nuclear tests for the perfection of nuclear weapons, which could reverse the nuclear disarmament process and sow distrust for nuclear disarmament practices; States which have such weapons should promise to implement the ban. If that promise precedes the adoption of the nuclear test-ban treaty as a whole, that will be an expression of political goodwill which will offer good prospects for the preparation of the treaty. With that in mind, it is encouraging to see the Ad Hoc Committee on a nuclear test-ban treaty, which ceased to function seven years ago resuming its work in the month of July, and we hope that it will make progress speedily in the activities and make up for the time that has been lost. CD/PV.572 5 (Mr. Ri Tcheul. Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Thirdly, the nuclear weapon States should furnish more specific guarantees not to use nuclear weapons against States which do not have such weapons. Aware of the anxiety of the latter requesting guarantees of non-use, the former make a general promise. Consequently, there is no reason not to accept the request for a bilateral and regional guarantee of non-use made by certain 
**Analysis**
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**Category**
International relations, Security and defense