UN General Assembly
1959

88. Viewed subjectively and objectively, the cold war, in all its manifestations, can only increase international tension. It undermines the foundations of world peace and, with ominous persistence, paves the way for the outbreak of an actual "hot war", whose catastrophic consequences, for mankind are difficult even to predict. Like a fearful scourge, it now threatens all nations, large and small. 89. In this connexion, we should like to emphasize one point which, in our view, is of vital importance. The cold war, directly or indirectly, affects all countries of the world, including those which are economically under-developed, and leaves its mark everywhere. In this cold war atmosphere, Western countries view the needs of under-developed countries and small nations from the narrow standpoint of their military pacts, and. assess those needs primarily in the light of their own strategic plans, disregarding the true, vital interests of those countries and nations.