UN General Assembly
1962

74. Before I conclude my remarks on the general question of disarmament, I should like to reiterate our belief that a piecemeal approach to the highly complex problem of disarmament cannot provide any realistic basis for a mutually acceptable solution. We are of the opinion, therefore, that proposals containing a partial approach may result only in distracting world opinion from the real issue facing humanity today: the problem of achieving a general, balanced and realistically phased arrangement on disarmament under appropriate guarantees. In our view, provisions on the prohibition of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons must form part of such a general agreement, which should also include stipulations concerning the manufacture and stockpiling of such weapons, as well as all conventional weapons, at the conclusion of a realistic international agreement on disarmament.