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North Korea Simulates Nuclear Attacks With Underwater Drone, Missiles

North Korea also test-fired cruise missiles from nearby waters on Wednesday, in what was its sixth missile event this month. The North previously staged another nuclear attack simulation with a short-range ballistic missile...

24 March 2023

Vladimir Putin earlier warned that use nuclear weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin Suspends US-Russia Nuclear Pact, Opens Possibility Of Nuclear Tests

The suspended nuclear pact limits nuclear weapons of United States and Russia to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers. It was signed in 2010.

21 February 2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

North Korea Warns US, Says Ready To Counter Military Moves With 'Most Overwhelming Nucllear Force'

The United States and South Korea are also planning to a joint simulation this month aimed at sharpening their response if North Korea uses nuclear weapons.

02 February 2023

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Quad Calls For Comprehensive, Just And Lasting Peace In Ukraine

Except India, the other Quad member nations -- the US, Japan and Australia have been severely critical of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The US has been leading Western efforts to punish Russia for the invasion. India has not...

03 March 2023

Mark Zuckerberg

Latest Crypto News: Zuckerberg Steadfast On Metaverse Plans, North Korea-Linked Hackers Stole $1.7 Billion Worth Cryptos In 2022

Here are some latest developments from the world of crypto

02 February 2023

Ruchira Kamboj, Indias permanent representative to UN

In Veiled Reference To Pakistan, India Demands UNSC To Hold Countries Using Cross-Border Terror to Serve Narrow Political Purposes Accountable

"From the illegal development of nuclear weapons to the illegal use of force, states continue to flout international law with impunity", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

13 January 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin last month suspended a nuclear arms control treaty with the United States

Russian Suspension Of Nuclear Treaty Risks Confrontation With West, Carries Ramifications For World

The Russia-Ukraine War took a new twist with the Russian suspension of its membership in the New START Treaty. This put Russia and its traditional adversary United States in a confrontational mode. One can infer from...

01 March 2023

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South Korea: Talks With US On Management Of Nukes Underway

Some experts say South Korea's statement on the discussion is likely largely based on an agreement between their defence chiefs in November to conduct table-top exercises, usually computer simulations, annually and further...

04 January 2023

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31 December 2022
 North Korea Fires 3 Short-range Ballistic Missiles Amid Tensions Over Drone Flights

 North Korea Fires 3 Short-range Ballistic Missiles Amid Tensions Over Drone Flights

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected the three launches from an inland area south of Pyongyang, the North's capital, on Saturday...


28 December 2022
North Korea's Kim Lays Out Key Goals To Boost Military Power

North Korea's Kim Lays Out Key Goals To Boost Military Power

Kim's statement came as animosities with rival South Korea rose sharply this week as the South accused the North of flying drones across the rivals' border for...


30 November 2022
China To Have 1,500 Nuclear Warheads By 2035, Speculates Pentagon Report

China To Have 1,500 Nuclear Warheads By 2035, Speculates Pentagon Report

According to Pentagon's report, China is investing in and expanding the number of its land-, sea-, and air-based nuclear delivery platforms and constructing...


07 November 2022
How Ballistic Missile Defence Interceptor Will Help India Protect Its Nuclear Arsenal

How Ballistic Missile Defence Interceptor Will Help India Protect Its Nuclear Arsenal

India set to be among elite club of nations with an indigenous long-range ballistic missile interceptor, the others include the US, Russia and Israel


03 November 2022
North Korea Keeps Up Missile Barrage With Suspected Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

North Korea Keeps Up Missile Barrage With Suspected Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

The launches are the latest in a series of North Korean weapons tests in recent months that have raised tensions in the region. They came a day after Pyongyang...


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01 November 2022
Ukraine War: UN Nuclear Watchdog Probes Russia's 'Dirty Bomb' Claims As Russian Strikes Continue

Ukraine War: UN Nuclear Watchdog Probes Russia's 'Dirty Bomb' Claims As Russian Strikes Continue

Tens of thousands of people in Ukraine faced power blackouts and water shortages following Russian shelling of energy infrastructure in 10 regions on Monday.


15 October 2022
Pakistan With Nuclear Weapons One Of Most Dangerous Places In World: US President Joe Biden

Pakistan With Nuclear Weapons One Of Most Dangerous Places In World: US President Joe Biden

Highlighting the geopolitical situation in the world, President Biden at an event said 'nuclear weapons without any cohesion' make Pakistan one of the most...


14 October 2022
NATO Holds Key Nuclear Group Meeting, Calls Use Of Nukes By Putin A 'Very Important Line'

NATO Holds Key Nuclear Group Meeting, Calls Use Of Nukes By Putin A 'Very Important Line'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly threatened the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine War. Though the West is taking threats seriously, there's no...


14 October 2022
North Korea Fires Missile And shells, Further Inflaming Tensions

North Korea Fires Missile And shells, Further Inflaming Tensions

The North Korean moves suggest it is reviving an old playbook of stoking fears of war with provocative weapons tests before it seeks to win greater concessions...


10 October 2022
N. Korea Conducts Missile Tests To Demonstrate ‘Actual War Capabilities’ As ‘Severe Warning’ To Enemy States U.S, Japan & S. Korea

N. Korea Conducts Missile Tests To Demonstrate ‘Actual War Capabilities’ As ‘Severe Warning’ To Enemy States U.S, Japan & S. Korea

Kim Jong Un told KCNA that he was satisfied with the fact that all service personnel were fully prepared ideologically, morally, militarily and technologically...


07 October 2022
Explained: Rising Threats Of Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine War And How It Could Play Out

Explained: Rising Threats Of Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine War And How It Could Play Out

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly threatened to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine War. If he makes such a call, it's expected he would use...


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06 August 2022
North Korea Is Testing Nuclear Triggers: UN Experts

North Korea Is Testing Nuclear Triggers: UN Experts

In excerpts obtained Thursday, the experts said North Korea is paving the way for additional nuclear tests with new preparations at its northeastern test site...


13 June 2022
India Expanding Nuclear Arsenal Amid New Chinese Launchers Getting Operational: Swedish Arms Watchdog

India Expanding Nuclear Arsenal Amid New Chinese Launchers Getting Operational: Swedish Arms Watchdog

While the number of warheads with China remained static between January 2021-2022, new launchers meant warheads available to use have increased.


13 June 2022
World Nuclear Stockpile To Rise In Coming Years, Reversing Post-Cold War Decline: Watchdog

World Nuclear Stockpile To Rise In Coming Years, Reversing Post-Cold War Decline: Watchdog

All nuclear-armed states are not just increasing their arsenals but are also sharpening their nuclear rhetoric, said an expert at the watchdog.


03 June 2022
Israel Accuses Iran Of Deceiving World Over Its Atomic Activities

Israel Accuses Iran Of Deceiving World Over Its Atomic Activities

Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett levelled allegations on Iran after his meeting with Rafael Grossi—head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.


01 June 2022
 US To Seek New UN Sanctions If North Korea Holds Nuke Test

 US To Seek New UN Sanctions If North Korea Holds Nuke Test

A united Security Council imposed sanctions after North Korea's first nuclear test explosion in 2006 and tightened them over the years in a total of 10...


06 May 2022
No Nuclear Intentions For Ukraine: Russia

No Nuclear Intentions For Ukraine: Russia

'Russia firmly abides by the principle that there can be no victors in a nuclear war and it must not be unleashed', Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexey...


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