UN General Assembly
1968

198. Fortunately there is another, somewhat brighter side to this gloomy picture—there have indeed some limited achievements. In this connexion, my delegation welcomes the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a first step towards general disarmament. Only time will tell how effective that Treaty will be in arresting the dissemination of nuclear weapons, as it does not prevent the accumulation of more nuclear weapons by those countries which already possess them. The Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States recently concluded in Geneva has contributed new ideas and approaches. We expect these to lead to the adoption of measures which will make the benefits of nuclear energy more readily accessible to the developing countries for peaceful and beneficial use.