UN General Assembly
1968

84. Faced with what is known as the “balance of terror”, mankind has no choice. Despite some events that take us back to the most sombre days of the past, we, along with countries that share our ideals, want to continue with patience and firmness along the only practicable road, the road to détente, We remain convinced that the reduction of tensions, along with the widening of areas of understanding and agreement, can in time bring about the conditions in which settlement of the great problems dividing the world will at last become possible. Mankind’s survival will depend on that settlement. 85. Luxembourg signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [resolution 2373 (XXII)], despite its serious imperfections and omissions, precisely because it is an important forward step towards disarmament and is consistent with the strengthening of security and peace. We sincerely hope that events in Czechoslovakia will not compromise the entry of the Treaty into force.