As part of 'maximum pressure' campaign, the US has reinstated sanctions against Iran after exiting from the Iran nuclear deal last year.
23 Jun 2019 11:02 AM
Politicians on both sides of the border are prone to loose talk and nuclear sabre-rattling is part of their lexicon.
27 Mar 2019 1:40 AM
The times are fraught with tension, specially with a Chinese naval force prowling the contentious waters of the Indian Ocean region.
07 Nov 2018 12:22 AM
Monotonous buzzing sound emanating from radio station for last 50 years has been heard around world on short wave frequency 24 hours a day.
17 Sep 2018 12:38 PM
A factor contributing to the need for deadly strategic weapons is the peculiarity of the security situation in South Asia.
19 Jun 2018 6:03 AM
Researchers have estimated that it would take 100 nuclear weapons would be enough to put a nation past its tipping point if used.
14 Jun 2018 6:39 PM
Experts warn that dangers include missiles being launched incorrectly since most of them have been built before advent of cyber warfare.
11 Jan 2018 10:17 AM
Iran gave up the majority of its stockpile of 20-percent enriched uranium as part of the nuclear deal it struck with world powers.
22 Aug 2017 1:42 PM
The Trump administration is continuing to work with its allies on the issue and goals are to stop the nuclear program, stop the missiles.
02 Aug 2017 5:35 PM
India has said it “believes that the treaty in no way constitutes or contributes to the development of any customary international law”.
19 Jul 2017 2:07 AM
Pentagon said that US’s commitment to the defence of its allies in the region, South Korea and Japan, in the face of threats is 'ironclad'.
05 Jul 2017 11:19 AM
The missile tested on Sunday is believed to be capable of reaching Japan and several major US military bases in the country.
22 May 2017 10:58 AM
If the Doomsday Clock strikes midnight nobody will be there to record it.
02 May 2017 1:49 AM
The nuclear-armed state is under United Nations sanctions over its weapons programmes.
16 Apr 2017 9:47 AM
May was not PM at the time, but she took office shortly before the vote and appealed to lawmakers to approve the $50.7 billion project.
22 Jan 2017 5:39 PM
This test was also the first after India acceded to the Missile Technology Control Regime.
28 Dec 2016 1:03 AM
Pakistan has also established an independent nuclear regulatory authority with wide-ranging regulatory and inspection mandate, it said.
06 Dec 2016 8:37 PM
Pakistan believes the ambiguous 'No First Use' Declaration is not verifiable and amounts to nothing, FO spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said.
18 Nov 2016 6:55 PM