UN General Assembly
1963

35. The socialist States, on the other hand, do not abandon their efforts to remove the difficulties which have arisen in the disarmament negotiations. Thus, we submit, the Soviet proposal presented at this session, concerning the ways of eliminating nuclear delivery vehicles, again manifests the USSR's willingness to meet the Western position. Mr. Gromyko has in fact presented one more important proposal —to ban the placing of nuclear weapons in orbit. The proposal has quickly met with a positive response and very promising support both in this hall and outside it. Judging from today's newspapers, the proposal is even nearing the point of accord. We would all welcome it.