UN General Assembly
1983

82. In view of this we must feel bound to agree on curtailing the armaments race and to adopt incisive measures in the field of arms control and disarmament. At stake is the basic question whether man is to be master or slave of the forces of his own creation. It is therefore painful to note that although United Nations efforts in the Held of disarmament have increased in recent years, they seem to have yielded diminishing results. The report of the Committee on Disarmament, which forms the basis of our discussions at this session, speaks of strenuous efforts but not of concrete agreement.