UN General Assembly
1961

122. The Iranian people received the news of the resumption of testing with great shock; their alarm and anxiety, particularly as regards the danger of fall-out, is more than justified by their geographical position. There is no conceivable justification for the cynical and incoherent way in which the disarmament question is being treated. It has been postponed so often in order that certain procedural considerations be satisfied, and even when negotiations started, the big Powers have been primarily concerned with their national interests. The disarmament meetings have followed this pattern for so long now that it would seem that future negotiations will again prove unproductive in such an outworn framework. Any further talks must be animated by far greater foresight and realism than before. We need to take a new look at the old issues,, to establish new precedents in order to achieve that which has been denied us for so long. Whether the arms race is absorbing the energy and resources of industrialized nations or of less developed countries, its heavy weight is felt by us all.