Tag: nuclear weapons
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Biden’s North Korea test
In mid-March, North Korea issued a fiery threat to the Biden administration when Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister Kim Yo-jong blasted the continuation of military drills between the US and South Korea as “ridiculous, impudent and stupid”.
April 12, 2021 -
South Asia without nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons, unlike other armaments, are the most brutal manifestation of man’s ability of annihilation. It is not just the offensive obliterating capabilities, but the omnicidal nature of these weapons which makes them a subject of moral abhorrence and should ideally be rejected for military purposes.
March 26, 2021 -
A scientist slain
Teheran has accused Israel and the United States of orchestrating the killing of Mohsen Fakrizadeh who had been named two years ago by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the scientist heading Iran’s efforts to build nuclear weapons.
November 30, 2020 -
Dalai Lama hails treaty on nuke weapons prohibition
Dalai Lama said as an avowed campaigner for the elimination of all nuclear weapons, he welcome the fact that the treaty will come into force from January next year in 50 countries.
October 27, 2020 -
Woman scientist from Delhi finds solution for nuclear weapons in dust particles
Dr Meera Chadha from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi, availed this opportunity not only to return to mainstream science after a career gap but also to show for the first time, through mathematical modelling, that the deadly effects of nuclear weapons can be partially mitigated or reduced with the help of dust particles.
October 13, 2020 -
India committed to complete elimination of N-arms: Shringla
Participating in the high-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the 'International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons', Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said India’s approach to nuclear disarmament was encapsulated in the working paper submitted to the UN General Assembly first committee in 2006 and to the Conference on Disarmament in 2007.
October 4, 2020 -
China, Pakistan possess more nuclear weapons than India: Defence think-tank SIPRI
The findings come at a time when India and China are caught up in a standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
June 15, 2020 -
Won’t use nuclear weapons first or start war with India: Imran Khan amid tensions on Kashmir
Khan's remarks come days after Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had said that India’s nuclear policy till date has been ‘No First Use’ but 'what happens in future depends on the circumstances'.
September 3, 2019 -
China, India, Pakistan increasing size of nuclear arsenals: Report
Next year the treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) -- considered the cornerstone of the world's nuclear order -- turns 50.
June 17, 2019 -
EC gives clean chit to PM Modi on ‘nuclear weapons’ speech in Rajasthan
EC's decision was announced hours after the Supreme Court asked the commission to rule by May 6 on remaining complaints against PM Modi and Amit Shah for alleged violations of model code of conduct.
May 3, 2019 -
New Delhi, US agree to build 6 American nuclear power plants in India
India and US also reaffirmed their commitment to work together to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
March 14, 2019 -
India a ‘reluctant’ nuclear weapon state, at risk of ‘nuclear strike’: Manmohan Singh
Developments in artificial intelligence, growing space, and cyber vulnerabilities, have given rise to more uncertainties, former prime minister Manmohan Singh added.
February 25, 2019 -
Not that silly thing again, please
January approaching, it will be time again to reset the ‘Doomsday Clock’. The ‘Doomsday Clock’ which has been maintained by the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board since 1947, represents how far we are from the hypothetical global catastrophe, denoted by ‘midnight’.
December 16, 2018 -
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un successfully ‘tests high-tech tactical weapon’: Report
Kim Jong Un inspected the testing of a newly developed high-tech tactical weapon at the Academy of National Defence Science, North Korea's state broadcaster said.
November 16, 2018 -
North Korea secretly developing nuclear weapons programme: US report
The report includes satellite photos that show that in recent months North Korea has carried out a number of improvements to a series of facilities that would 'support a missile launch in an emergency'.
November 13, 2018 -
Kim, Trump and the nuclear crisis
This week (Tuesday, Sept 18) South Korean President Moon Jae-in flies to Pyongyang to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The United States and North Korea are working to set up a second meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kim. These developments certainly raise hopes for a reinvigoration of negotiations on denuclearising the North, …
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September 18, 2018 -
N.Korea must denuclearize verifiably, irreversibly: UN Chief
United Nations chief also insisted on implementation of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions against North Korea.
August 8, 2018