The creative learning programme has expanded with incredible rapidity.

New parents are astonished by the rapidity of this learning.

The requesting offices indicate the urgency of the request and the Division determines actual needs insofar as rapidity of response based on that indication and further discussion, if needed.

Among the most encouraging aspects were the rapidity of the response to the initiative, the level of political engagement and the concern shown for the ongoing welfare of the Conference on Disarmament.

Many commentators, indeed, were stunned by the rapidity with which tensions returned to the international system. While many blame US behavior, these tensions have in fact been fueled by the unfolding of a new logic in international politics.

Other catastrophic risks include natural epidemics (the 1918 1919 Spanish influenza killed between 20 million and 40 million people), nuclear or biological attacks by terrorists, certain types of lab accidents, and abrupt global warming. The probability of catastrophes, whether intentional or not, resulting from human activity appears to be increasing because of the rapidity and direction of technological advances.