UN General Assembly
1965

155. In focusing our attention on the peace-keeping role of the United Nations, we are naturally reminded of the burning problem of disarmament — the most urgent task for the safety and prosperity of mankind. The partial nuclear test-ban Treaty, the establishment of a "hot line" between Moscow and Washington, and the agreement to refrain from placing in orbit objects of mass destruction or installing them in outer space [resolution 1884 (XVIII)] were important initial steps towards the goal of general and complete disarmament. But the world has not witnessed the real process of disarmament either in the nuclear or the conventional field. However, we can find encouragement in the fact that these initial steps have brought about more favourable conditions than before. These steps have certainly opened the door to further talks to explore areas of agreement on disarmament, even though the disarmament conference held under the aegis of the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee in Geneva has shown little progress.