On 21 October 1948, the United Nations decisively rejected a Soviet Union proposal aimed at the complete destruction of atomic weapons.
This rejection highlighted the growing divide between the East and the West during the early stages of the Cold War.
Soviet initiative sought to eliminate nuclear arms, but Western nations, led by the United States, resisted, arguing that adequate control and verification mechanisms needed to be established first.
The event underscored the deep mistrust between the superpowers and set the stage for the nuclear arms race that would define much of the 20th century.
