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- World
NATO urges Russia to respect nuclear pact with US
Brussels: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has called on Russia to respect its treaty with the US on nuclear weapons, which contributes to international stability. NATO ambassadors said in a statement…
- World
India, Pakistan came ‘too close’ to nuclear conflagration: Pompeo
New York: India and Pakistan came “too close” to a nuclear conflagration during the 2019 confrontation with both sides believing the other was preparing to deploy nuclear weapons, according to former US…
- Science
US to test nuclear engine for future Mars missions
Los Angeles: NASA and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have announced a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, the key steps for sending the first…
- India
Pakistan, India exchange list of nuclear installations, facilities
Islamabad: Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in case of an escalation in hostilities, a Foreign Office statement said here, as part…
- Middle East
Window for reviving nuclear deal not to open forever: Iranian FM
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that the window for achieving an agreement on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal won’t remain open forever, official news agency IRNA…
- Middle East
Iran begins construction of new nuclear power plant
Tehran: Iran began on Saturday the construction of a new nuclear power plant in its southwestern province of Khuzestan. Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and some…
- World
Beijing’s stockpile of nuclear warheads has nearly doubled since 2020: Pentagon
Washington: Beijing accelerated its nuclear weapons program last year and has nearly doubled its supply of warheads since 2020 to past 400, a size that US military planners did not expect to…
- Opinions
Nuclear threat: A muscle flexing exercise
Russia definitely requires a face-saving device to get out of the Ukrainian imbroglio. The attack on Ukraine initially undertaken ostensibly as a special operation to keep Ukraine from joining NATO has somehow…
- World
Fears growing that Putin may detonate nuclear weapon over Black Sea
Moscow: Fears are growing inside Russia that Vladimir Putin is preparing to declare all-out war on Ukraine amid speculation that the President could resort to a nuclear show of force over the…
- Featured News
Gopalakrishnan, a no-nonsense technocrat and nuclear safety expert passes away
In the 1990s, as the country’s Atomic Energy Regulator he gave a ‘wake-up call” to India’s nuclear establishment by listing out over 100 safety concerns in the nationwide facilities, including nuclear power…
- Middle East
Iran warns US, Europe not to link nuclear talks to ‘internal issues’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani “warned” the US and Europe not to associate Iran’s recent “internal problems” with the nuclear talks. “We believe that the internal issues is related to…
- World
Russians preparing society for possible use of nukes: Zelensky
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Russian officials have started “preparing the society” for the possible use of nuclear weapons, but also added that “they are not ready to do it”.…
- World
Russian nuclear military train is seen on the move
London: Footage of a huge freight train moving specialist military equipment associated with a nuclear-arms wielding division of Russia’s Defence Ministry has been spotted on the move, prompting fears of an escalation…
- Middle East
Iran urges ‘impartial, independent’ IAEA verification of nuclear activities
Tehran: The Iranian nuclear chief has said that the verification of Iran’s nuclear activities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should be “impartial and independent,” official IRNA news agency reported. Making…
- World
Iran FM urges US to prove goodwill if willing to reach nuclear agreement
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian urged Washington to prove its determination and goodwill to reach an agreement on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal with realism, the official news…
