UN General Assembly
1963

138. If the Soviet Union and the United States retained a limited number of missiles, the problem of confidence during the disarmament process would be solved even if Western sceptics who are extremely resourceful in erecting barriers to the disarmament process adopted the most suspicious possible attitude. We hope that our partners in the negotiations will examine the Soviet Government's new proposal in the spirit of desire to reach agreement. 139. The Soviet Government refuses to admit that mankind cannot solve the disarmament problem, and rejects the belief, often expounded by the opponents of disarmament, that human nature has implanted in it an urge to kill, burn and fight. Unfortunately, echoes of such views are very often heard from Western statesmen, even at the disarmament negotiations in Geneva.