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Revised resolution 35/147 on the "Establishment of a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in the Region of the Middle East"

Revised resolution 35/147 on the "Establishment of a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in the Region of the Middle East"

The first time the resolution,  “Establishment of a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in the Region of the Middle East”, was adopted without a vote. The resolution called upon all Middle Eastern states to adhere to the NPT, place all their nuclear activities under IAEA safeguards, and declare that they will not to produce, test, acquire, or station nuclear weapons on their territory until a the NWFZ in the Middle East is established.