UN General Assembly
1971

125. Among the reasons for our favorable view of current trends in the international situation and possibilities for constructive action by the United Nations are certain genuine successes in the field of arms limitation. Poland sees a very dangerous element in the continuing arms race which could lead to unforeseeable consequences for mankind. We see the senselessness of expending on armaments enormous material resources which should be used to raise the standard of living of the peoples. Our economy, too, feels this burden, and we would like to reduce it. We are convinced that world security should be built not on a spiraling arms race but on the constant and progressive limitation of armaments. 126. We consider that an international system of legal prohibitions and limitations should be established which could prevent, limit and, finally, remove the threat of war. Proceeding from this premise, Poland has during recent years contributed to the achievement of a number of agreements limiting the arms race.