UN General Assembly
1962

146. Today there is no responsible Head of State who does not know that in the age of weapons of mass destruction war is an absurdity which can solve nothing and which would destroy with equal ferocity the two contending camps. My country, which has experienced suffering and destruction, has always been an advocate of general and complete disarmament. All weapons, whether conventional or nuclear must be outlawed, for there is no possible alternative to peace. We shall also support, as we have for years, the permanent cessation of nuclear testing underground, underwater and in the atmosphere. 147. The rapid development of the technology of death and destruction should not in our opinion be considered a positive achievement of civilization. What is the good of the immense amount of work done by man if it is only to bring mankind to an end? The fabulous sums of money spent to develop the techniques of collective suicide should be diverted towards fulfilling the purposes of the Charter by combating hunger, ignorance and disease.