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Read the excerpt from John F. Kennedy's 1961 address before the UN:
"Men no longer debate whether armaments are a symptom or a cause of tension. The mere existence of modern weapons-
-ten million times more powerful than any that the world has ever seen, and only minutes away from any target on earth--is
a source of horror, and discord and distrust. Men no longer maintain that disarmament must await the settlement of all
disputes--for disarmament must be a part of any permanent settlement. And men may no longer pretend that the quest for
disarmament is a sign of weakness--for in a spiraling arms race, a nation's security may well be shrinking even as its arms
increase."
Similar to paragraph 7 in Eisenhower's Farewell Address, this excerpt from Kennedy's address revolves around the
concept of