UN General Assembly
1969

Africa for not complying with United Nations resolutions and has affirmed the territorial integrity of the territory. But since condemnation has been without result, the United Nations must now proceed to adopt appropriate steps to deal with the South African refusal to comply with the provisions of its resolutions. 71. It is our unshakable belief that the traditional notion ”let him who desires peace prepare for war” is inconceivable in the era of nuclear weapons. The total destruction of mankind that may be caused by nuclear war makes such a war differ from a conventional conflict not only in kind but also and most seriously in scale. It is now well established in amply documented evidence that even those who survived the immediate destruction of a nuclear war would be exposed to radio-active contamination, while the future generations would suffer different and grave disabilities. 72. It is discouraging to note that while the progress in disarmament has been very slow, nuclear technology has proceeded at a formidable pace and is now within the reach of a growing number of countries.