UN General Assembly
1959

67. It may be argued that the proposed system of inspection and control is not sufficient to guard against the secret giving of nuclear weapons to the allies of nuclei Powers. As far as we know, no perfect system of detection covering this risk is yet available. We would point out, however, that there is a much greater risk of secret transfer in the present situation, in which there is no international control or inspection at all. The best guarantee against the risk of secret giving is the enlightened self-interest which the nuclear Powers would have in the maintenance of such an agreement. If no such agreement is made they may well be forced, by mutual fear and the pressure of their allies, to distribute these weapons, and so increase geometrically the danger of nuclear war.