Nuclear Weapons
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for 'thorough annihilation' of US, South Korea if provoked
World | January 02, 2024 11:46 ISTKim said that he would launch three more military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and develop attack drones against an unprecedented US-led confrontation. He called South Korea a "hemiplegic malformation and colonial subordinate state” whose society is “tainted by Yankee culture”.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to launch 3 more spy satellites, build more nuclear weapons in 2024
World | December 31, 2023 11:12 ISTKim has been focused on modernizing his nuclear and missile arsenals since his high-stakes nuclear diplomacy with then-President Donald Trump broke down in 2019 due to wrangling over international sanctions on the North.
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Russia's Soviet-era nuclear-powered vessel catches fire mid-sea, no casualties
World | December 25, 2023 16:14 ISTRussia’s emergencies ministry said a fire broke out on a nuclear-powered container ship and icebreaker in the northern port of Murmansk but was quickly extinguished.
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North Korea raises nuclear threat again after US aircraft carrier battle group arrives in Busan
World | October 13, 2023 17:07 ISTKim's motive to bolster efforts to modernise North Korean weaponry has been seen as a response to growing military cooperation between the US and South Korea. Washington and Seoul have maintained that these drills are defensive in nature.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departs for home after concluding high-stakes visit in Russia
World | September 17, 2023 16:59 ISTThe meeting was being watched closely by Western countries amid concerns that North Korea may provide Russia with weapons to be used for the Ukraine conflict.
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Belarus President threatens using nuclear weapons against 'foreign aggression' amid NATO tensions
World | August 18, 2023 20:33 IST"We didn’t bring nuclear weapons here in order to scare someone... But these are tactical nuclear weapons, not strategic ones. This is why we will use them immediately once aggression is launched against us," said Lukashenko.
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Putin confirms first batch of tactical nuclear weapons moved to Belarus: 'Will use only if...'
World | June 17, 2023 7:29 IST"The move was about containment and to remind anyone thinking of inflicting a strategic defeat on us," Putin said.
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Putin lays out timeline for deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus amid Russia-Ukraine war
World | June 09, 2023 19:31 ISTThe nuke weapons will be deployed as soon as the adaptation work at the relevant storage facilities is completed-- which is possibly by or around the first week of July.
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G7 Summit: PM Modi, Macron discuss India-France defence, nuclear deal I Why US, Russia should worry?
World | May 20, 2023 17:44 ISTNotably, the crucial meeting of PM Modi with Macron came nearly 45 days before his scheduled visit to France where he was invited to attend the Parade in Paris.
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Russia ready for meeting between Lavrov, Blinken; Ukraine war, arrest of WSJ journo on top agenda
World | April 04, 2023 16:02 ISTNotably, Russian Minister Lavrov and US's Blinken are scheduled to attend a meeting at the UN Headquarters on April 24-25.
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US's Blinken praises India's direct engagement in stalling use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine war
World | February 24, 2023 19:25 ISTThe top US official said that America also approached other nations such as China and India to soft-soap Russia with their diplomatic leverage and added the results were positive.
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China blasts US report, reiterates 'no 1st use' nuke policy
World | December 06, 2022 20:58 ISTThe Pentagon last week released an annual China security report that warned Beijing would likely have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, and that it has provided no clarity on how it plans to use them.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin rules out using nuclear weapons in Ukraine
India | October 27, 2022 22:41 ISTRussia-Ukraine war: Speaking at a conference of international foreign policy experts, President Vladimir Putin said it’s pointless for Russia to strike Ukraine with nuclear weapons.
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Kremlin says nuclear arms control talks hinge on US goodwill
World | August 02, 2022 19:12 ISTRussia Ukraine War: U.S. President Joe Biden states that Washington is open to talks on a new arms control deal to replace the New START treaty after it expires in 2026.
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Finland, Sweden move closer to join NATO by mid May; what it means for Russia and its nuclear threat
World | April 26, 2022 17:53 ISTRussia had warned Finland, Sweden against NATO alliance saying that it will proceed with nuclear deployments in Europe.
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Russia-Ukraine War: What are thermobaric weapons? And why should they be banned?
World | March 03, 2022 23:56 ISTThese devastating devices, which create an oxygen-eating fireball followed by a deadly shockwave, are far more powerful than most other conventional weapons.
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Not bound by treaty on prohibition of nuclear weapons: Pakistan
World | January 29, 2021 22:27 ISTPakistan on Friday said it was not bound by the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons as it failed to take into account the interests of all stakeholders.
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India says it doesn't support treaty on nuclear-weapon prohibition
India | January 23, 2021 8:25 ISTAs the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons entered into force, India said on Friday that it does not support the treaty and shall not be bound by any of the obligations that may arise from it.
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Iran will have nuclear weapons in 'fairly short period of time' if it violates JCPOA: France
World | January 10, 2020 14:42 ISTFrench Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said that Iran could have a nuclear bomb in 1-2 years if they violate the nuclear accord signed between Iran and the combined alliance of Russia, China, France, USA, UK, Germany and EU.
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Watch India Tv's special show on nuclear weapons
News | October 26, 2019 21:55 ISTWatch India Tv's special show on nuclear weapons
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