in respect of" ••• the conclusion of a treaty resulting in the permanent banning of all nuclear tests explosions", a commitment which was expressly reaffirmed in paragraph 10 of the preamble of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The position of the representatives of one of the two States that possess the largest nuclear arsenals is that they now want to find only a long-term solution to this problem, alleging that their country did not feel obliged by commitments made prior to January 1981, when there was a change of Government as a result of elections, is untenable, in light of the basic principles of international law. Even if this were not the case, it would be in open contradiction to General Assembly resolution 36/85, adopted on 9 December 1981. In other words, almost a year after the new Administration took office, a resolution was adopted by 140 votes in favour with no votes against, which requests: JSM/bo " A/C.l/40/PV.3 17 (Mr. Garcia Robles, Mexico) the Committee on Disarmament to take the necessary steps, including the establishment of a working group, to initiate substantive negotiations on a comprehensive test-ban treaty as a matter of the highest priority at the beginning of its session in 1982" (General Assembly resolution 36/85, para. 6) There have been many occasions upon which convincing emphasis has been placed on the importance for progress in nuclear disarmament of a complete cessation of nuclear-weapons tests. As just one example out of the many that could be cited, suffice it to recall that among the conclusions of the report on a comprehensive nuclear-test ban, prepared in 1980 by the Secretariat of the United Nations with the assistance of four expert consultants, we find the following: "A main objective of all efforts of the United Nations in the field of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a specific issue related to international relations, focusing on the topic of nuclear disarmament and the commitment to banning nuclear tests. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a context of international diplomacy and treaties. The text also references specific resolutions and reports from the United Nations, further supporting the idea that it falls under the category of international relations.

**Category**
International relations