It cannot be overemphasized that, pending the total elimination of nuclear weapons, the five nuclear-weapon States must agree on a legally binding instrument of international scope by which they would jointly undertake the commitment not to be the first to use nuclear weapons.
21. 在彻底消除核武器之前，必须强调五个核武器国家必须商定一项具有法律约束力的国际文书，做出共同承诺不首先使用核武器。