UN General Assembly
1972

84. First, it is clear, at least to my delegation, that all those treaties are half-hearted ancDonly peripheral. Instead of going to the root of the problem, they only nibble at its edge. They do not, for example, seek to destroy the existing stockpiles which alone are more than enough to wipe away the entire living world. 85. Secondly, the importance of those treaties is often exaggerated. Those treaties tend to hide the reality of the existing perilous state of affairs. They are deceptive, and they lull us into complacency which; given the facts, we cannot afford. In the introduction to his report, the Secretary-General has this to say concerning the field of disarmament: