UN General Assembly
1954

147. Many representatives who have spoken in this debate devoted considerable attention to the atomic problem. The importance of finding a solution for this problem of our time is obvious to all. Yet it has to be noted that international discussions on this problem have been going on for eight years without achieving any positive results. 148. The facts show that in the United States preparations for atomic warfare are being carried out on an unprecedented scale; and to this end military air bases and atomic stockpiles have been established in every part of the world. The land, air and sea forces of the United States are being trained to use nuclear weapons in offensive operations. New types of bombs of increasing destructive power are devised and accumulated, and the production of weapons of mass destruction of all kinds is being expanded.