Nuclear Weapons

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Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Great power rifts shatter India’s dream sequences

India subscribes to the Western model in form -- an outcome of a dream sequence which began at Independence and has continued since then

27 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

The new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ being successfully tested by the DRDO from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha, on Dec. 18, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Manish Tewari | The deterrence dynamic in India-China-Pak triad

No First Use benchmark was considered unique to Chinese strategic thinking

18 Jun 2022 11:40 PM

The threat of an implicit nuclear escalation is not all that uncommon. (Representational Image/ AP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Nuclear bombast: Is there a method in the madness?

Since nuclear weapons cannot really be used, their only utility lies in the mere threat of their use

07 Apr 2022 12:39 AM

An atomic bomb survivor offers a prayer for the atomic bomb victims in front of the cenotaph at Nagasaki Hypocenter Park. (AFP Photo)

Nagasaki marks 76th anniversary of atomic bombing

The Aug. 9, 1945, bombing came three days after the United States made the world's first atomic attack on Hiroshima, killing 140,000

09 Aug 2021 12:17 PM

No First Use of nuclear bomb, reiterates India; also bats for global elimination of nukes

India's reiteration of its nuclear doctrine is significant given the situation it has now found itself.

04 Oct 2020 4:17 AM

US President Donald Trump (R) gestures as he meets with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit in 2018. (AFP)

North Korea says little reason to maintain ties with Trump

On Thursday North Korea criticized the United States for commenting on inter-Korean affairs

12 Jun 2020 11:41 AM

In a highly symbolic visit to the Japanese city devastated by the nuclear attack in August 1945, Francis said nuclear weapons were 'not the answer' to a desire for security, peace and stability. (Photo: File)

At Nagasaki, Pope Francis condemns 'unspeakable horror' of nuclear weapons

At least 74,000 people died from the atomic bomb unleashed on the city in western Japan.

24 Nov 2019 4:26 PM

The India-Pakistan enmity is possibly the world’s most intractable and obdurate, with a mutual misreading of history made extremely volatile with the brandishing of nuclear weapons.

Winds of climate change blow across South Asia

According to the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Pakistan officially crossed the water scarcity line in 2005.

29 Oct 2019 1:27 AM

The quickness with which Indian right-wingers and Pakistan’s hardliners bring in the nuclear option into the barbed exchanges between the two countries reveals that the leaders of these two countries behave like leaders of banana republics. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

India-Pak wrangling on N-weapons dangerous

It is true that the Indian missile — air, land and water — programme has the aim of nuclear-tipped weaponry. But it is not the sole strategy.

20 Aug 2019 8:12 AM

'The substance and timing of the Indian Defence Minister's statement is highly unfortunate and reflective of India's irresponsible and belligerent behaviour,'a statement by Pakistan Foreign Ministry read. (photo: ANI)

Rajnath Singh's remark on 'no first use' policy irresponsible and unfortunate: Pak

The statement appears to have rattled Pakistan, which has never had adopted the same policy itself.

17 Aug 2019 5:06 PM

The tech entrepreneur thinks that attacking Mars with nuclear weapons would release trapped carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

This is why Elon Musk wanted to attack Mars with nuclear weapons

Why would a revolutionary inventor from planet Earth want to destroy the neighbouring planet?

17 Aug 2019 3:14 PM

Singh said, 'Till today, our nuclear policy is 'No First Use'. What happens in future depends on the circumstances.' ( Photo: ANI | Twitter)

India’s 'No First Use' policy may change based on circumstances: Rajnath Singh

He made the major statement in Pokhran on the death anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

16 Aug 2019 2:11 PM

Kim and Trump held a historic meeting in Singapore on June 12 (Photo: File)

N Korea yet to take concrete steps to dismantle nukes: Pence

US awaits concrete steps by North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons.

17 Jan 2019 10:47 AM

Nevertheless, Tokyo insisted today: 'There is no change in our basic recognition concerning the threat of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles.' (Photo: AP)

North Korea still 'serious, imminent threat': Japan on Korean Peninsula

Japan's 2018 defence white paper said Beijing was sparking 'security concerns in region and international community, including Japan'.

28 Aug 2018 12:26 PM

US sanctions dusted off this month targeted Iran's car industry, trade in gold and other precious metals, and purchases of US dollars crucial to international financing and investment and trade relations. (Photo: AP)

After Trump aide's warning, Iran threatens to hit US, Israel targets

US-Iranian war of words has escalated since Donald Trump withdrew Washington from the world powers' nuclear deal with Iran in May.

23 Aug 2018 11:36 AM

Los Alamos lab has struggled with safety lapses involving the handling of plutonium and radioactive waste and was found responsible for a 2014 radiation release that forced the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository to close for nearly three years. (Photo: AP)

New Mexico nuclear weapons laboratory marks 75 years

The lab marked its anniversary earlier this month with a day of speeches and activities.

09 Jul 2018 8:05 AM

The historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. (Photo | AP)

South Koreans feel hope and doubt ahead of Trump-Kim summit

Some hope for an end to Cold War confrontation and North will eventually give up its nuclear weapons.

11 Jun 2018 2:39 PM

The Navy is leading the investigation into the breach with the help of the FBI, officials said. (Representational image)

China govt hackers steal massive cache of US Navy data: report

A Washington Post report says some 614 gigabytes of material were taken in the breaches that occurred in January and February.

09 Jun 2018 9:31 AM

Abe and Trump spoke by telephone a day after American and North Korean officials met at a border truce village to prepare for the summit. (Photo: AFP)

Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe say 'imperative' to dismantle North Korean weapons

Trump said the summit could go ahead as planned following a more appeasing statement from Pyongyang and productive talks with North Korea.

29 May 2018 8:59 AM

Pakistan has consistently signalled its willingness to consider further measures for risk reduction and avoidance of arms race in the region, according to the spokesman. (Photo: Representational image)

Forced to test nukes in 1998 due to 'hostile posturing' by India: Pakistan

India conducted a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions at the Pokhran in May, 1998, which was soon followed by Pakistan’s tests.

28 May 2018 8:28 AM

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