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 Former foreign minister says it is ‘sheer dumb luck’ that arms have not been used in the past 78 years and urges leadership on control measures Daniel Hurst, Guardian, 1 Nov 23 Labor luminary and former foreign minister, Gareth Evans has urged Australia to lobby the US to promise “no first use” of nuclear weapons,…

Sixty years ago, the Cuban missile crisis jolted Washington and Moscow into recognizing the urgent need to manage their nuclear relations and reduce the global existential threat posed by their spiraling nuclear arsenals.

<strong>Exclusive:</strong> Former foreign minister says it is ‘sheer dumb luck’ that arms have not been used in the past 78 years and urges leadership on control measures

248 influential figures from 50 countries, including China, Russia, and the US, warn that nuclear arms control cannot fall victim to geopolitical competition

Sixty years after the Cuban missile crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear holocaust, the international community is still struggling to contain the malign manifestations of the atom while exploiting its benign uses in nuclear power generation and a multitude of other peaceful uses, most notably in nuclear medicine.

Background In the 21st century, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) lie at the core of the work of the United Nations. In this era of contemporary challenges of incredible magnitudes, diplomacy necessitates a practice that acknowledges, at the very least, a sustainable lens. Development and Diplomacy are two fields that need each other to fulfill their goals. In this respect, UNITAR and the University for Peace (UPEACE) partnered to launch the Master of Arts in Development Studies and Dipl...