UN General Assembly
1953

50. In connexion with the question of the rebirth of German militarism we must bear in mind the important consideration that the rearmament of Germany will, as is already being said, inevitably raise new problems which may strain to the limit the already overtaxed strength of allied unity. A rearmed and nationalistic Germany, The New York Times has said, could set off the spark of a war of capitalists against capitalists. Such are the dialectics of history, however much certain philosophers, politicians and diplomats may object to them. 51. It is no accident that the United States is encountering increasing resistance to the allocation of thousands of millions of dollars to military purposes and, in particular, to the so-called mutual security arrangements which, in fact, have nothing whatever to do with real security. At the same time, the expansion of trade is vital to the economy of many countries, as is shown by the widespread movement in the West in favour of the restoration of normal economic relations among nations and the expansion of trade.