UN General Assembly
1982

humanitarian assistance it can mobilize. The ever-growing use of force in various parts of the world is a cause of concern. The Charter contains a clear and unequivocal prohibition of the use of force in international relations. This is one of the foundations of international law. In our time, the issues of national security have assumed a new dimension. Beyond the question of who is right or wrong in a conflict, there looms the greater question of the survival of mankind. In the world of the super-Powers, one side cannot achieve security at the expense of the other. We must, together, try to find common security for everyone's survival. Nuclear weapons have changed the rules of the game. If that ultimate weapon is used, the result will be collective suicide. We must create the political conditions which will ensure that weapons of mass destruction will never be used. In Europe, considerable headway had been made in the process of detente at the beginning of the 1970s. The two military pacts were on the way to