Post-Cuban Missile Crisis Developments and Nuclear Disarmament

The video discusses the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis, highlighting the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba and the end of the US quarantine. It emphasizes the importance of direct communication, leading to the establishment of a hotline between US and Soviet leaders. The video also covers nuclear arms control efforts, including treaties like the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Post-Soviet arms control treaties are discussed, along with the UN's Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The video concludes with a review and questions on preventing nuclear war.

What was the purpose of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons adopted by the United Nations?

What lessons can be learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis regarding international relations?

Why is it important to prevent nuclear war?