UN General Assembly
1952

96. By maintaining that there could be no question of disarmament or of prohibiting weapons of mass destruction until an atmosphere of confidence was established, the United States delegation deliberately created a vicious circle. But it is obvious to everyone that no relaxation of the tension can be achieved without a substantial reduction of armaments, absolute prohibition of atomic weapons and the establishment of genuine international control. The People's Republic of Poland, which has constantly associated itself with the other democratic countries in the peace camp in supporting the initiative of the Soviet Union, has since the outset consistently called for the immediate prohibition of atomic weapons, the establishment of an effective international system for ensuring observance of this prohibition and research into methods of utilizing this new technical achievement for peaceful purposes, to the benefit of mankind.