Tag: nuclear weapons
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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 -
Summit trumped?
With a little more than three weeks to go for the scheduled summit with Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump has been remarkably guarded in his response to the North Korean President’s renewed bluster, this time asserting that he is not interested in discussing what he calls “one-sided demands” that Pyongyang give up its nuclear plans. He …
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May 21, 2018 -
US to help North Korea economically if it gets rid of nuclear weapons
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced here on Friday that the US government "would be willing" to offer economic aid to North Korea it is gets rid of its nuclear weapons and takes concrete steps toward a "complete" and "verifiable" denuclearisation.
May 12, 2018 -
US Senate committee questions Trump’s nuclear authority
For the first time in over 40 years, the Congress has examined a US President’s authority to launch a nuclear attack. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing was titled Authority to Order the Use of Nuclear Weapons, BBC reported on Tuesday. Some senators expressed concern that the president might irresponsibly order a nuclear strike; others …
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November 15, 2017 -
Key UN committee condemns North Korea for not aiding people
A key UN committee approved a resolution condemning North Korea for diverting its resources to pursue nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles instead of helping its people, over half of whom need more food and improved medical care. The resolution sponsored by the European Union and Japan was adopted without a vote by the General Assembly’s …
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November 15, 2017 -
Trump cancels surprise visit to North Korea border
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday cancelled a visit to the tense Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas because bad weather ostensibly made it impossible for him to travel by helicopter to the border from Seoul. The president’s helicopter convoy took off from the central Yongsan military base in Seoul, near the hotel where he …
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November 8, 2017 -
UN’s reform logjam
At a recent event organised in Washington by the US-India Friendship Council, the US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said that the key to India becoming a permanent member of the Security Council is “not to touch the veto”. She could not have been more spot-on in terms of reality. Her statement that the …
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November 1, 2017 -
Road to n-disarmament
The United Nations has regularly observed that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons constitutes a threat to international peace and security. Nuclear weapons are explosive devices whose energy results from the fusion or fission of the atom. Nuclear weapons create devastation of unprecedented levels. The recent nuclear testing by North Korea has invited widespread …
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October 19, 2017 -
The moment is now
It may not be wholly inappropriate, after close to a decade, to recall Barack Obama’s victory chant ~ “Yes we can”. Yet the acronym, ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) assumes profound significance and across the world in the context of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. There are at least three facets to the …
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October 11, 2017