UN General Assembly
1972

16. Although there have been significant changes in the nature of the international system in the course of this year, three major features of the world that developed in the post-war period are destined to dominate the life of the international community for a considerable time. These are the issues of the prevention of nuclear war, the bridging of the economic gap between the developed and the developing nations, and the racial conflict over color. All three issues, which plague humanity, are matters of man's struggle for survival free from fear of the nuclear bomb and on the basis of equality and justice. 17. The Burmese delegation has always been of the view that the ultimate goal of the entire human race in the field of disarmament must be the achievement of general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control. Indeed, we believe there is no alternative to that.