UN General Assembly
1956

26. While the Soviet Union is reducing its armed forces, the United States has thrown itself into an armaments race which furnishes a golden stream of profits to the capitalist monopolies. 27. On the pretext that there is a constant threat to its security, which will continue unabated for a long time to come, the United States is contributing to the support of about 200 divisions in the armies of its allies;, according to a statement by Mr. Wilson, the United States Secretary of Defense. In the words of the Chief of Staff of the United States, they have become a focus of military activity in many countries.