UN General Assembly
1965

108. Disarmament and arms control have continued to occupy a place of priority on the agenda of the Assembly. The conclusion of the partial nuclear test ban Treaty in 1983 and the adoption of resolution 1884 (XVIII) at the eighteenth session of the General Assembly calling on all States to refrain from placing weapons of mass destruction in outer space encouraged the hope that further progress toward disarmament might be possible. Since then, however, little headway has been made on major issues. The Eighteen-Nation Committee, which resumed its work at the end of July, has thus far failed to bridge the gap between opposing positions.