UN General Assembly
1962

106. One of the fundamental problems confronting the statesmen of the world today is that of disarmament. It seems inconceivable that men should be heading, by slow degrees, towards the destruction of mankind. The arms race must be stopped, and we must turn with firmness and determination towards a policy of general disarmament. The impressive scientific and technical discoveries which are the fruits of human genius must be used for something other than man's annihilation. We are convinced that a victory of good will in the matter of disarmament could not fail to improve the psychological climate for the settlement of all other pending "cold war" problems. This is something that must be understood and must be borne in upon all men because to speak of disarmament, problems is to speak of the common destiny of mankind. Everybody, therefore, has to take a stand; everybody is responsible for bringing this work of salvation to a successfull conclusion. The responsibility of the atomic Powers in the two blocs is, however; directly engaged.