UN General Assembly
1959

20. Unfortunately, the post-war world seems unable to escape these limited conflicts which, while short of total war, are quite as harmful both to the region where they take place and to the interests of the world at large. 21. The Korean war, the effects of which are still being felt by the noble Korean people, as the direct victim of that unfortunate military adventure, and are continuing to influence East-West relations, is an example of modern wars of aggression. Born of an apparent conflict between neighbouring and even brother nations over matters which appear to be exclusively of an internal nature, these limited wars immediately give the more powerful countries an opportunity to intervene, each one as it sees fit, and in many cases with the scarcely concealed intention of establishing zones of influence to their own advantage. Such zones of influence, if consolidated, would lead to a deepening of the differences between the great Powers and would become starting points for new and continued conflicts.