UN General Assembly
1963

36. I refer, of course, to the treaty to ban nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and under water —concluded by the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States and already signed by nearly one hundred countries. It has been hailed by people the world over who are thankful to be free from the fears of nuclear fallout, and I am confident that on next Tuesday, 24 September at 10.30 in the morning it will receive the overwhelming endorsement of the Senate of the United States. 37. The world has not escaped from the darkness. The long shadows of conflict and crisis envelop us still. But we meet today in an atmosphere of rising hope, and at a moment of comparative calm. My presence here today is not a sign of crisis but of confidence. I am not here to report on a new threat to the peace or new signs of war. I have come to salute the United Nations and to show the support of the American people for your daily deliberations.