UN General Assembly
1963

194. It is only natural, of course, to begin with those measures which now appear most feasible and with regard to which a greater readiness on the part of those concerned is most immediately apparent. It is essential, however, not to stop there, but to ensure that the process should continue uninterruptedly, with due regard, of course, to what is realistic, useful and possible. However, it should also be borne in mind that realism in this context is a dynamic and not a static category. That which seems unrealistic today may well become attainable —and even seem modest— at subsequent stages of the process. For by then —and owing largely to the disarmament measures which, we trust, will be undertaken by that time— the conditions for other, more substantial, measures will have matured. The disarmament measures which come into consideration here are generally well known. They have been discussed in the Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disarmament in Geneva and in connexion with the Moscow Agreement, and also here in the general debate. As far as we are concerned, we do not cherish any hard and fast predilections and would be even less inclined to recommend a rigid system of priorities.