UN General Assembly
1982

importance. This point which we are making is not a new one and has been repeated many times in this forum as well as in others. Unfortunately, though, it has not been translated into reality by the parties concerned. We therefore urge everyone, big or small, to give this idea serious thought, keeping in mind the question of the survival and progress of mankind as a whole. The annual military expenditures of nearly $600 billion, which is more than 10 times the amount now available for development assistance, is totally irrational. Such wasteful use of enormous amounts of the world's precious limited resources is also clearly immoral when millions die of starvation and many more millions are struggling for their very survival. Bangladesh acceded to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a demonstration of its total commitment to general and complete disarmament. In view of the failure of the second special session on disarmament, we urge the super Powers and other militarily significant States to concert their efforts so as to