UN General Assembly
1980

207. Politically it has become a truism to say that no State can enjoy absolute security. The peace in which we live has already been disturbed in many places and is essentially precarious, and authoritative voices have warned the international community of the dangers that threaten it. But, beyond the warnings, action is indispensable and it is urgent for us to set in motion the means available to us within the framework of the United Nations significantly to improve, if we cannot radically change, the prevailing situation in the military field and in the fields of security and interstate relations. 208. Naturally, priority, should be given to halting and reversing the arms race, for which the great Powers and the superpowers are largely responsible, but in which an ever-growing number of countries are taking part. This year it will devour considerable resources, of the order of $500 billion.