UN General Assembly
1976

93. These observations aside, it must be conceded that the disarmament picture is rather gloomy. 94. The aims race is continuing at an accelerating pace and ties down enormous resources which might otherwise have been used to provide better living conditions for humanity. 95. What can the United Nations do in this situation? 96. During this session we shall once more consider a large number-and I sigh a little bit-of agenda items in the field of disarmament, in our opinion far too many. The adoption of a number of resolutions does not in itself promise results. A tightening of our field of operation and greater concentration on key problems and realistic disarmament proposals, not least in this forum, would undoubtedly add some of that dynamism and efficacy to our work which it so sorely lacks at present.