UN General Assembly
1962

43. Those are all legitimate sources of gratification, and there-are others. But we Would be deceiving ourselves if we looked on the bright side alone. We still —all of us— contribute to live in a dark and precarious world. The crisis in Berlin has not exploded into war, but the pressures and harassments against West Berlin continue to rank as a most ominous threat to the peace of the world. The Government of Cuba; with moral and material support from outside, carries on a campaign of subversion and vituperation against its neighbours in the Western Hemisphere. Unprovoked aggression from North Viet-Nam continues to threaten the freedom and independence of the Republic of Viet-Nam and to menace the peace in South-East Asia. The Chinese Communists continue their policy of provocation, their, acts of force and subversion. The threat of conflict still smoulders in the Middle East, damped down but not quenched by the peace-keeping machinery of the United Nations. Disputes involving Members of our Organization continue unresolved on every continent. The continued repression of the peoples of Eastern Europe remains an underlying danger to peace. The concluding Stage of the world-wide movement towards national independence elsewhere is complicated by issues which, though transient and manageable, could become explosive if cool heads do not prevail over shot tempers. The prevalence of poverty in great areas of the world remains a source of moral frustration and political danger. And, most ominous of all, the suicidal arms race continues unabated.