Alfonso Garcia Robles Professions : Diplomat Born : March 20, 1911 Died : September 2, 1991 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Alfonso Garcia Robles Furthermore, the Latin American nuclear-weapon free zone which is now nearing completion has become in several respects an example which, notwithstanding the different characteristics of each region, is rich in inspiration. Alfonso Garcia Robles inspiration example latin ...convince all nuclear powers, including those which have been more reluctant up to now, of the necessity to respect the "vital interests" of all peoples and to become fully aware of the profound truth of the following conclusion which the United Nations approved by unanimity four years ago: "Mankind is confronted with a choice: we must halt the arms race and proceed to disarmament or face annihilation". Alfonso Garcia Robles nuclear-disarmament race years The fact that lately some circles, not less powerful by their small size, have been actively promoting certain theories, as dangerous as they are illusory, of a "limited", "winnable" or "protracted" nuclear war, as well as their obsession of "nuclear superiority", make it advisable to bear always in mind that the immediate goal of all States, as was expressly declared in the Final Document of the Special Assembly of 1978, "is that of the elimination of the danger of a nuclear war" Alfonso Garcia Robles nuclear-disarmament powerful war Similar Authors April Glaspie diplomat Anwarul Karim Chowdhury diplomat Anne Armstrong diplomat Andrew Dickson White diplomat David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech diplomat Daniele Vare diplomat All Authors