"nuclear-weapons"

By issuing a direct nuclear threat to India, Pakistan’s Army chief has gone a step further and signalled to the world that Islamabad remains an irresponsible nuclear power

Uranium enrichment involves increasing uranium-235 content using centrifuges. While Iran claims peaceful intentions, its enrichment to 60% raises global concerns, as 90% is considered weapons-grade

It is important that the international community initiates measures for bringing both India and Pakistan under the ambit of Non-Proliferation Treaty

Pakistan ministers Khawaja Asif and Hanif Abbasi, by flaunting the country’s nuclear status, are resorting to war-mongering

The Annual Threat Assessment done by the intelligence authority cites that a major portion of China's military modernisation efforts is focused on developing counter-intervention capabilities tailored against all aspects of US and allied military operations in the Pacific

Says US nuclear deterrence is crucial to the country's security and that its participation would send the “wrong message"

Repentance may spark transformation and guide the world towards a more responsible future

Japan's Defence Ministry says missiles believed to have already landed at sea and there were no immediate reports of damage

Explosions came a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called a meeting with his top military and security officials

Analysts say N Korea will likely leverage enlarged nuclear arsenal for US concessions like sanctions relief after a new US administration is inaugurated

Latest comments come amid heightened animosities over North's recent disclosure of nuclear facility, its continuation of missile tests

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a nuclear power supporting another country's attack on Russia will be considered a participant in aggression

Says the country has thus far exercised restraint in utilising its nuclear capabilities in response to Western involvement in Ukraine

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry deposited the instrument of accession on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported

Given the absence of reliable data originating from within Pakistan, the Nuclear Notebook used a combination of open-source materials to arrive at their estimates and carry out the analysis

Russia and Belarus signed a deal on Thursday formalising the procedure for deploying Russian nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory

By Thomas E Doyle, II Every five years, the nearly 200 member states of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons meet to review their progress – or lack thereof. After being postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the month-long conference is now meeting in New York and opened with a stark warning. The […]

Kyiv: Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the world to be prepared for the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, reported CNN. Zelenskyy, in an interview with CNN, said, “Not only me — all of the world, all of the countries have to be […]

On 6th August 1945, a US bomber dropped the uranium fission bomb, codenamed Little Boy, on Hiroshima.

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