UN General Assembly
1959

79. As pledged in unilateral declarations by the Powers concerned, no nuclear tests were carried out in 1959. I should like to reiterate our hope that nuclear tests will continue to be suspended indefinitely throughout the world. Testing is even more important than disarmament in that it threatens the biological integrity of the human race, which can be affected by the fallout from the nuclear explosions. We also wish to express the hope that the Geneva negotiations on a control system, which may provide a permanent basis for the cessation of tests, will culminate in a satisfactory agreement.