UN General Assembly
1967

90. The twenty-second session of the General Assembly has begun at a time when the clouds on the international horizon are dark indeed. International peace is in jeopardy and the fate of mankind hangs in the balance. People are troubled, apprehensive and anxious because man's creative genius has permitted him to invent nuclear, thermonuclear and other weapons of mass destruction with which he can destroy himself rapidly and easily; but he has been unable, it appears, to use the same genius to achieve the peace for which mankind yearns. 91. There are serious problems in Viet-Nam as the war there becomes more violent, cruel and bloody. It also points up the series of unsolved problems involving other divided countries — Germany and Korea. There is the grim situation in southern Africa which threatens a serious race conflict. There is also the tense situation in the Middle East which has been with us for the past two decades and which has resulted in three military conflicts. We need to find solutions to those problems.