UN General Assembly
1961

15. I am deeply aware of the gravity of the hour and of the many crucial issues the nations of the world face in this Assembly. I intended to state here the spirit of our general approach rather than our views on each of those problems. 490 16. I must, however, express the overriding concern of the Finnish people with the present stage of the disarmament problem. We have witnessed with increased anxiety the stupendous progress in armament techniques, the devising and the production of ever deadlier weapons. We have witnessed with equal anxiety the lack of progress in disarmament talks. We know of course the many problems connected even with the reduction of