That same day in the same First Committee of the General Assembly, the representative of the United Kingdom reiterated his Government ’s identical position, stating that "an immediate move to a comprehensive test ban would be premature and perhaps even destabilizing. For the foreseeable future the United Kingdom's security will depend on deterrence based, in part, on the possession of nuclear weapons. That will mean a continuing requirement to conduct underground nuclear tests to ensure that our nuclear weapons remain effective and up to date". At the beginning of January this year, the United States announced that, in relation to the nuclear testing talks, it had not identified any further limitation on nuclear testing (beyond those already laid down in the threshold test-ban Treaty) that would be of national security interest. The Soviet Union responded on 30 January that the new attitude of the United States could undermine support for the "step-by-step" cessation of nuclear tests. Last month was the twentieth anniversary of the entry into force of the NPT. In 1995, in accordance with article X, paragraph 2, of the Treaty, "a conference shall be convened to decide whether the Treaty shall continue in force indefinitely, or shall be extended for an additional fixed period or periods. This decision", says the article, "shall be taken by a majority of the Parties to the Treaty". So the 1995 conference will be rather different from the NPT review conferences that are held every five years in accordance with article VIII, paragraph 3. At those conferences the States parties have been reviewing the NPT's operation "with a view to assuring that the purposes of the Preamble and the provisions of the Treaty are being realized". Following each such review, the parties have attempted - not always successfully - to adopt a declaration by consensus. This occurred in 1975, 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the position of various countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, and Soviet Union, on nuclear testing and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). It highlights the different views on the need for nuclear testing and the potential consequences of a comprehensive test ban. The text also mentions the upcoming conference to decide the fate of the NPT, which suggests that the topic is related to international relations and security.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology