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“We also hope that the beginnings made at the Conference will be followed up by the calling of regular — if possible annual — conferences of a similar kind, attended by scientists from over the world, and not atomic scientists only but also specialists in other fields of technology and science, 129. Thus a number of recent developments, the most significant of which was the Geneva Conference of the Heads of Government, have reflected the far-reaching changes that are taking place in the international situation. This does not mean that difficulties are a thing of the past. We shall still have to overcome many prejudices and many barriers on the road ahead. For example, the term “satellites” is still in use.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“As you know, Soviet scientists took a very active part in the work of the Conference: they submitted over 100 papers describing the Soviet Union’s experience in the use of atomic energy in technology, biology, medicine and agriculture. Soviet scientists also presented a report on the functioning of the world’s first atomic power station, constructed in the USSR. Many foreign representatives have had the opportunity to see this power station for themselves. 128. There can be no doubt that the scientific Conference at Geneva did much to advance international cooperation in the peaceful uses of atomic energy. The Soviet Union, for its part, intends to co-operate still further with other countries with a view to developing the peaceful uses of atomic energy.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“It is addressed not only to those countries with which the USSR maintains diplomatic relations, but to other States as well. In certain cases, the establishment of parliamentary contacts may well also create more favourable conditions for the desired normalization of relations between States. 126. Not so long ago, all work connected with the use of atomic energy was shrouded in mystery in many countries. This was yet another sign of the mistrust prevailing in international relations. It is proper to say that the situation has now changed considerably, as evidenced by the International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy held at Geneva in August 1955. We pay a tribute to the United States Government for initiating the idea of convening that Conference. 127.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“I should like to refer to the constructive part played by the well known declaration of 9 February 1955 of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, calling for the establishment of direct contacts between parliaments through the exchange of parliamentary delegations, in accordance with the peoples’ deep desire for peaceful cooperation. We are glad to note that the Soviet Parliament’s appeal has met with wide response, as may be seen from the fact that parliamentary delegations from many countries have visited the Soviet Union this year. Such meetings between members of parliament from various countries will in their turn promote the development of the East-West contacts called for by the Geneva Conference. The February declaration by the Supreme Soviet of the USSR is an appeal by the Soviet Parliament to all the parliaments of the world.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Visits by statesmen, exchanges of parliamentary delegations, exchanges of information on scientific, industrial and agricultural advances, the development of international tourism and exchanges of visits by leading personalities in the worlds of art, sport and so on, are all significant manifestations of the efforts that are being made on all sides to build up contacts and develop mutual understanding among nations. It is noteworthy that such delegations are being given a warm and friendly welcome by the peoples of the Soviet Union, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Poland, Egypt, Sweden, Austria and other countries. The Soviet people see in this the expression of these peoples’ ardent desire for the establishment of friendly relations among States and the consolidation of peace. 125.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“123. The Soviet Union always has been and remains a consistent champion of peace and progress. Peoples defending their national independence, their freedom and the cause of peace among nations will always meet with its whole-hearted and active sympathy. 124. In the last few years, as we all know, a growing desire has been manifested for the expansion of trade and other economic relations and the removal of the discrimination now obtaining in East-West trade. Political, scientific, business and social contacts between the various countries have been extended.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Special reference should be made in this connexion to the part which is being played by India, the second largest Country in Asia. The great Indian people has set an example not Only of courageous struggle for independence but also of co-operation with other nations in the cause of peace. All of us, I think, must wish every success to the peoples of Asia and Africa and the countries of the Near and Middle East who have taken the road of independent development and are steadfastly and courageously defending their national independence. It is the duty of the United Nations to give every support to the peoples of these countries, to safeguard their legitimate rights, to put an end to any attempts to draw them into military groupings of Powers pursuing their own narrow ends, and to prevent any foreign interference in their domestic affairs.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Japan also can and must play, along with other countries, an important part in the maintenance of peace and the strengthening of security in the Far East. The successful conclusion of the negotiations now under Way in London between the Soviet Union and Japan on the restoration of normal relations between the two countries would undoubtedly serve the interests of both the Japanese and Soviet peoples and help to improve the situation in the Far East. 122. Since the Second World War, a number of countries in Asia and Africa have won their independence. They include India, Indonesia, Burma, Pakistan, Ceylon, Nepal, the Philippines, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Libya and others. Some of these States are already prominent in the struggle for peace.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Since the Second World War, profound changes have taken place not only in Europe, but also in Asia. Important developments are also occurring in Africa. 120. First and foremost, no one should underestimate the importance of the formation of the great People’s Republic of China, created as a result of the Chinese people’s final victory in their age-old struggle for national independence and freedom. The emergence of a new, popular and democratic China, whose legitimate rights and interests as a great sovereign State we must all respect, is one of the most important historical events of recent times. The rise and consolidation of the People’s Republic of China, which enjoys the unwavering support of the great Chinese people, is a powerful factor for peace not only in Asia and the Far East, but also throughout the world. 121.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The restoration of normal relations between the USSR and Yugoslavia not only meets the interests and wishes of both peoples, but serves to promote the cause of peace in Europe; it is a major contribution to the improvement of the, European situation as a whole and to the strengthening of confidence between States. At the same time, the successful development of friendly relations between the USSR and Yugoslavia which is now taking place serves the interests of international security. 118. Mention need not be made here of the other important international events which have helped to ease tension. The positive part that has been played in these developments by the peaceful policy of the Soviet Union and certain other States is well known. 119.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The trend towards neutrality has recently been gaining ground steadily in a number of other countries, whose peoples are expressing themselves with growing insistence and determination in favour of a policy of nonparticipation in aggressive military blocs and coalitions. In view of this, the Soviet Union has already announced its willingness to respect the neutrality of such countries. It is to be hoped that other Powers will show a similar understanding for this policy of neutrality, which helps to strengthen the peace. 117. Another important factor making for the reduction of tension was the change in the relations between the USSR and Yugoslavia which resulted from the visit of a Soviet Government delegation to Yugoslavia last spring.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“As a result of this settlement, Austria has become an autonomous and independent State, without being drawn into any military groupings of other States. It has undertaken to pursue a policy of permanent neutrality; consequently it cannot now be used by other Powers as an instrument of their policy. As you know, the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France have agreed to respect Austrian neutrality. This settlement of the Austrian problem is a substantial contribution to peace in Europe. 116. Austria’s decision to follow a neutral course is significant in the present international situation.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Such events as the armistice in Korea and the termination of hostilities in Indo-China, with the recognition of the Indochinese people’s right to self-determination, were a sufficiently clear indication of that trend. While that does not mean that no acute international problems remain to be settled, the de facto restoration of peace throughout the world — a situation which might be said to have existed since the end of the war in Indo-China — had prepared the ground for the Geneva Conference of Heads of Government. 115. An important factor in the improvement of the international situation was the settlement, to the satisfaction of the parties concerned, of the highly important issue of Austria. This settlement meets both the national interests of the Austrian people and the interests of European security.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“It became possible because the forces of peace and social progress had gained strength. The Conference held at Geneva reflected the deep changes that have taken place in the minds of the peoples, who are displaying increasing determination to defend peace, to refuse to allow the world to be consumed once again in the conflagration of war, with all its attendant sufferings for millions upon millions of people. No one can fail today to realize that the popular movement for peace that has developed in recent years has become a potent factor for universal peace. 114. The people’s unflinching will for peace found expression in the fact that, even before the Geneva Conference, important events had occurred which helped to ease international tension and to clear the international climate.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“As you know, the Conference did not indeed, it could not — achieve any immediate solution of the problems on which the Heads of Government exchanged views. The solution of these problems will require time, determination and patience; those who took part in the Conference had no illusions on this score. Nevertheless, thanks to the efforts they all made at Geneva, agreed directives to the Foreign Ministers of the four Powers on a number of important questions were worked out. The Ministers are to continue the work begun by the Heads of Government and to continue the effort to settle outstanding international issues on the basis of the directives referred to. 113. The Geneva Conference was not a matter of chance. The way for it had been paved by a number of recent events.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The peoples of the world welcomed the Geneva Conference with such enthusiasm precisely because it marked a definite reversal in the trend of the relations between the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France, a reversal which has had its influence on the international situation as a whole. The trend now is to seek means of overcoming existing difficulties and reaching the necessary agreement on outstanding international problems through negotiations conducted in a spirit of mutual understanding and international co-operation. Manifestly, the Conference already reflected to some extent the wide-spread desire for the consideration of urgent international issues from the angle of building up international confidence and consolidating international peace rather than that of strengthening particular groupings. 112.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“As may be seen from these statements, the leading statesmen of the USSR, the United States, the United Kingdom and France who met in Geneva realized that a new approach to the settlement of outstanding international issues, including problems pending in Europe and Asia, was essential. There is an obvious difference between the tenor and general spirit of the Geneva Conference and the statements that were being made in the not-too-distant past in favour of continuing the “cold war”. The speeches of the Heads of Government in favour of peace aroused new hopes among the peoples of the world, and expectations that they would not remain idle words. 111.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Referring to the relations between the Soviet Union and the United States, he pointed out that historically the peoples of the two countries had always lived in peace, that there were no territorial disputes or trade rivalries between them and that the American people wanted to be friends with the Soviet people. 108. Sir Anthony Eden, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, whose political experience we all value, speaking for the United Kingdom Government emphasized the need for developing international cooperation in the interests of lasting peace. 109. On behalf of the French Government, Mr. Faure, the Prime Minister of France, also stressed the need for developing peaceful co-operation between States, with a view to ending the "cold war”. 110.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Bulganin, the Head of the Soviet Government, stressed the Soviet Union’s inflexible desire for the strengthening of peace among nations. The Soviet Government, he declared, had always advocated the peaceful coexistence of States irrespective of their internal regimes, the social and economic structure of any State being an internal matter to be decided by the people of that State. 107. Mr. Eisenhower, the President of the United States, to whose statements great importance was attached, spoke similarly of the need for creating an atmosphere of mutual respect and confidence in international relations.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The most important international event of recent times has been the Geneva Conference of the Heads of Government of the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France, which has exerted a profound influence on the international situation. For the first time since 1945, the Heads of Government of the four Powers established personal contact and exchanged views on a number of the most important and urgent international problems. This fact alone is highly significant in view of the kind of relations that had developed between the four Powers over the last decade. The significance of the Geneva Conference lies in the fact that the leading statesmen attending it clearly expressed their Governments’ desire to make every effort to free the peoples of the world from the fear of a new war. 106. In this connexion, Mr.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The importance of such efforts must be plain to everyone) particularly in view of the fact that as a result of the Second World War and the great social and political changes that it brought about, a number of States of a socialist type have emerged in Europe and Asia, so that the problem of the peaceful coexistence of States with different economic and social structures has now acquired even graver significance. The first thing to be stressed in this connexion is the importance of efforts in this direction by the great Powers, which possess the most powerful military and material resources and bear a- special responsibility for the destinies of the world. 105.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“And it is this same desire which still determines the deepest currents in international life. 104. Recent events have made it clear that the international situation has undergone changes making for a relaxation of tension in international relations. These events have confirmed the fact that the solution of the problem of ensuring the security of individual States, and of international security m general, must be sought not in military groupings of States and the continuation of the "cold war”, but rather in concerted efforts by all States, large and small, to strengthen universal peace.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“102. Following its custom, the General Assembly is beginning its work with an appraisal of the international situation and a review of the tasks which stand before it. That being so, the Soviet Union delegation would like to state its views; and, in doing so, it' will proceed from the thesis that the primary task of the United Nations, in conformity with the Organization’s fundamental principles and purposes, is the strengthening of peace and international security. 103. There can be no doubt that the first desire of all peoples is to live in peace and tranquillity, so that they can devote their efforts to peaceful and constructive work and to raising their standards of living. This was the desire that was the basis of the United Nations, when the Organization was set up ten years ago.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“In conclusion, permit me to express confidence that this proposal of the Soviet Union will have the support of all the United Nations.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“The General Assembly calls upon the Governments of all States to render all possible assistance to the Security Council in this responsible undertaking, the accomplishment of which accords with the task of establishing lasting peace and international security, and also serves the interests of the peoples by lightening the heavy economic burden imposed on them by excessive expenditure on armaments, which is not in keeping with peaceful postwar conditions.” The acceptance of a decision generally to reduce armaments and to prohibit the use of atomic energy for military purposes will indeed be in accordance with the peaceful aspirations of our peoples and will contribute to the development of international co-operation.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“In the interests of consolidating international peace and security and in conformity with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Organization, the General Assembly considers a general reduction of armaments necessary. “2. The implementation of the decision on the reduction of armaments should include as a primary objective the prohibition of the production and use of atomic energy for military purposes. “3. The General Assembly recommends to the Security Council that it provide for the practical achievement of the objectives set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above. “4.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“Lastly, the reduction of armaments will be a deserved blow at the expansionist strivings of those groups which have not yet sufficiently learned the lessons of the ignominious collapse of aggressors in the recent war. On the other hand, we cannot forget that if some States, while making professions of a peaceful policy, are not only failing to reduce their armaments but, on the contrary, are increasing and improving them, the peoples are justified in doubting the sincerity of such pacific declarations. In accordance with Article 11 of the United Nations Charter, the Soviet delegation submits for the consideration of the General Assembly the following proposal: “1.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“Moreover, Article 47 of the Charter, which provides for the establishment of a Military Staff Committee and which defines its functions and tasks, points out that the Security Council must bear in mind, the regulation of armaments and possible disarmament. It should be recognized that the time has come to adopt definite decisions for the fulfilment of these tasks. Now that the disarmament of the principal aggressive States has been carried out and measures have been taken to limit strictly the armaments of other ex-enemy States, the time has come to take measures for a general restriction of armaments. The adoption of these measures will at the same time strengthen the confidence of the world that the United Nations are really permeated by the desire for lasting peace.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“The United Nations Charter authorizes the General Assembly to consider the general principles of co-operation in the maintenance of international peace and security including the principles governing disarmament and the regulation of armaments (Article 11 of the Charter). In defining the functions and powers of the Security Council, the Charter makes it responsible for formulating plans for the regulation of armaments with a view to promoting the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources (Article 26 of the Charter).”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“The Allies have disarmed Germany and Japan and have the means of keeping them disarmed for a considerable time. We know how deep are the wounds inflicted on our peoples and how heavy is the burden which many of them bore during the Second World War. Governments would not carry out their principal duties if they failed to take all possible steps to lighten this burden and to give heed to the legitimate wishes of the peoples in this respect. In this connexion, it is of particular importance that we now have every opportunity to restrict armaments and to reduce military expenditure which, nevertheless, in some cases continues to grow without sufficient justification.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“To achieve this, respect for the principles of this Organization should be strengthened among the peoples; to achieve this, it is also necessary that attacks and onslaughts on these principles should be duly checked. Then the existing shortcomings in its work will be overcome; then the United Nations Organization will successfully carry out its main tasks in regard to the defence of the peace and security of nations and the development of international co-operation based on just and democratic principles. Our fight against the common enemy was crowned with brilliant victory. Those who yesterday aspired to world domination are overthrown; the fate of these countries should serve as a serious warning to those who would be inclined to yield again to unbridled cravings for expansion and world domination.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“We regard the strengthening of international co-operation on behalf of peace and progress as our most important task. Today’s local newspapers published Joseph Stalin’s answers on the most important questions of international relations. In these answers you will perceive the wise far-sightedness of the Soviet Union and its inflexible determination to strengthen friendship between the peoples on a democratic basis of co-operation. It remains for me to draw certain conclusions and to make certain concrete proposals. The creation of the United Nations Organization was a great historic undertaking. A still more important task is to ensure that its work takes the right direction.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“There is a great desire among our people to take part in the peaceful rivalry of States and social systems, a rivalry in which individual peoples would be able not only to reveal their internal possibilities but also to bring about closer co-operation with each other and in a greater variety of ways. Our people long for lasting peace and believe that only in peace conditions can economic wellbeing and real prosperity be guaranteed for many years to come, together with the free life of the common people and of all mankind. The Soviet Union is alien to the strivings of those strong Powers and of influential groups in other countries which are infected by imperialistic dreams of world domination. The Soviet Union sees its best friends in the truly peace-loving States.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“These and other gigantic tasks already form part of our new Stalin Five-Year Plan which we have begun to put into effect this year. We are full of confidence that the time is not far off when our industry and agriculture, our transport system and cultural institutions, our towns and villages will fully recover from the consequences of war, will flourish again and will thus show other nations the might and the great possibilities of a liberated people and of the workers’ State created by them. There is no lack of faith among our people in the peaceful paths of progress and there is none of the uncertainty which appears in countries with unstable economic and political conditions, for we stand firmly on the positions won by the people.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“We suppose that, even after the successes they achieved during the second World War, the Americans, like all the other peace-loving nations, are anxious, above all, that peace should be as stable as possible and that the security of the peoples should be the main concern of the Governments of the United Nations. These sentiments of the common people of the Soviet Union and of the United States unite them to each other and to all the other United Nations. The Soviet Union emerged from the recent war as a country which had experienced the hateful occupation by the enemy of a considerable part of its territory. For many years to come our people will not be able to forget their great sacrifices and the devastated towns and villages, which they are now engaged in restoring with their utmost exertions.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“But it is easy to see through the vicious arguments concerning “almost hateful peace.” Those who hold this philosophy can scarcely hide their deep lack of faith in the peaceful development of their own country, and a pessimistic lack of confidence in their own strength, insofar as the prospect of peaceful competition between States and social systems is concerned. On the other hand, in this philosophy there is striking evidence of an irresistible yearning for expansion and undivided domination of the world. We cannot believe that the majority of Americans are partisans of a philosophy of this kind.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“Far-reaching plans connected with the atomic bomb are perhaps dictated by the very same philosophy which is expressed in the words: “Peace becomes almost hateful when war is over.” If this gloomy philosophy is followed, then naturally, the relevant political conclusions should be drawn, namely, to innate military budgets, to increase the size of armies and try to be ahead of others in the armaments race, including the atomic bomb. This militant philosophy can only lead to preparations for a new aggression, which the United Nations have been so unanimous in condemning.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“Baruch’s sentiments are far removed from those of the people who have to sweat in heavy daily toil or who defend the freedom and the future of their native land with their own hands and at the cost of their lives. If that were not so, public men of his class would also have to agree that the so-called “common people” are nowadays mostly concerned that their Governments and their politicians should regard it as their main task to defend the peace and security of the nations because, after all the trials of the second World War, the longing for security and lasting peace is the innermost sentiment of the common people, men and women, throughout the world.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“Otherwise, what would people think and what should we reply to their perplexed questions? The other day you may have read in the New York newspapers the speech delivered by Mr. Baruch, who was fairly outspoken in his views on peace and war. On 12 October, at the College of the City of New York, he stated: “Peace seems beautiful during the savagery of war, but it becomes almost hateful when war is over.” Late in his reflections, Mr. Baruch was not sparing of words in expressing his love for “freedom.” But it is easy to see that his idea of freedom is far removed from the real aspirations of the common people for freedom, well-being and lasting peace. He would like to see all people satisfied with the freedom under which only the lucky ones can enjoy the benefits of life, not only in the days of peace but also during a raging war. Mr.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“The honour and conscience of the freedom-loving peoples demand that the atomic bomb be outlawed, for the United Nations will never assume the responsibility for any plans to use atomic energy for the purpose of destroying people wholesale and, in general, to use it to the detriment of mankind. Our disputes in this case were probably inevitable owing to the novelty of the question. But, here too, we must avoid splitting up into two camps: the militant atomists, on the one hand, and the advocates of the use of atomic energy exclusively for peaceful purposes on the other. We must hope, therefore, that the exchange of views which has begun on this subject will lead in the long run to a unanimous opinion among the United Nations, including the United States of America.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“It is all the more necessary to prohibit the use for military purposes of atomic bombs as well as any other means for the mass extermination of people, which in this case means the wholesale destruction of the inhabitants of towns and civilians in general, since a merciless blow will fall mainly on children, women, sick persons and old men. Those who yesterday fought against the aggressors and those who are really opposed to aggression should consider it their sacred duty to outlaw the use of atomic bombs and to see that the use of the newly discovered atomic energy is directed exclusively towards peaceful purposes. Only such use of atomic energy will be acknowledged by humanity as a just cause.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“This plan is based on an altogether different policy. We, the Soviet people, do not tie up our calculations for the future with the use of the atomic bomb. Please remember also that the General Assembly has already declared itself for the exclusion of atomic weapons from national armaments. Therefore, there is no reason to postpone the adoption of the international convention proposed by the Soviet Union prohibiting the production and use of atomic weapons. Only by taking such a decision shall we create suitable conditions for a free and fruitful examination of the questions relating to the establishment of control over atomic energy in all countries. After the first World War, already, the nations agreed to prohibit the use for military purposes of poisonous gases, bacteriological preparations and other inhuman means of warfare.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“All this goes to show that truth and justice are not on the side of the United States plan, not to mention even the fact that the carrying out of this plan is in contradiction to the unanimously adopted decisions of the United Nations. It suffices to say that, to carry out this plan, it is necessary to break the United Nations Charter, to abandon the principle of unanimity of the great Powers in the Security Council, where the question of the atomic bomb is being decided. Is it not because there is a desire to give a free hand to the admirers of the atomic bomb that someone is raising such a hubbub over the veto? All this goes to show that the Baruch plan, both in its substance and in its form, fails to meet the interests of the United Nations. There is a different plan for the atomic bomb, the plan proposed by the Soviet Union.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“Justified indignation would sweep over honest people in all countries, and the sanguine hopes regarding the decisive importance of the atomic bomb in a future war may lead to political consequences which will mean the greatest disillusionment, above all for the authors of these plans. Lastly, it should not be forgotten that atomic bombs used by one side may be opposed by atomic bombs and something else from the other side, and then the final collapse of all the present-day calculations of certain conceited but short-sighted people will become only too obvious. Illusions in serious matters are always dangerous, as both Mr. Baruch and his partners will probably have to recognize.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“It is time that illusions on this score were discarded. The expectations that the atomic bomb will have a decisive effect in time of war are likewise illusions. It is common knowledge that the atomic bomb was used against such towns as Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The populations of these Japanese towns experienced the cruel effect of the atomic bomb. But the atomic bomb has not yet been used anywhere for action against troops. And this is not fortuitous. If, however, there are plans to use atomic bombs against the civilian population of towns and, moreover, to use them on a large scale, as certain newspapers babble, one should not foster any illusions with regard to the international effect which would result from the carrying out of atrocious plans of this kind.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“At the same time, it calls for the earliest possible establishment of control over the production of atomic energy in all countries, giving to this control an international character in outward appearance, but in fact attempting to protect, in a veiled form, the monopolistic position of the United States in this field. It is obvious that projects of this kind are unacceptable, since they are based on a narrow conception of the interests of one country and on the inadmissible negation of the equal rights of States and of their legitimate interests. This plan, moreover, suffers from certain illusions. Even in the field of atomic energy, the monopolistic position of any single country should not be counted on. Science and scientists cannot be shut up in a box and kept under lock and key.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“There should be a due appreciation of these authoritative statements, which echoed throughout of the world and met with a sympathetic response in the hearts of many millions of people. As we know, there are two different plans regarding the use of atomic energy. I have in mind the plan of the United States of America, on the one hand, and the plan of the Soviet Union, on the other. The United States plan, the so-called “Baruch plan,” unfortunately suffers from a certain amount of egoism. It proceeds from the desire to secure for the United States of America the monopolistic possession of the atomic bomb.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“In this connexion it is necessary to dwell on the question of the atomic bomb, which now plays such an important part in the political calculations of certain circles. Only recently, Joseph Stalin, the head of the Soviet Government, clarified, in a convincing manner, the views of the Soviet Union on this subject. He particularly emphasized that the atomic bomb “cannot decide the outcome of war since atomic bombs are by no means sufficient for this purpose”, and he said also that, if one is to speak of threats to peace, “certainly monopolistic possession of the secret of the atomic bomb does create a threat” against which “at least two remedies exist: (a) Monopolistic possession of the atomic bomb cannot last long, and (b) The use of the atomic bomb will be prohibited”.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“But there are people and whole influential groups who are not content with all this; for them, it would be worth while to remove all barriers, including the liquidation of the principle of unanimity of the great Powers within the United Nations, thus paving the way for the operations of those persons and groups who will not content themselves with anything less than the submission of all peoples to their dictate and to their money bags! To counteract such insatiable appetites and strivings for world domination is the most important task of the United Nations. Only when it has proved, in fact, its ability to act in this direction will the United Nations be able to give the necessary reply to the question whether we are following the right path.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)
“We know that squadrons of warships and military aeroplanes sometimes appear on seas and in the sky where they had not been before, when this is considered necessary in order to achieve greater success in diplomatic negotiations. We also know that dollars and pounds sterling do not always stay at home, especially when it is necessary to set “dollar diplomacy” to work, if only, let us say, for the purpose of securing due respect for “dollar democracy”. And now, as we know, there is already talk of “atomic diplomacy” as well. It is an open secret that these and other means, in various combinations, are not infrequently resorted to for the purpose of influencing other countries, and the small ones in particular.”
1946-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 1 (1946)