Nuclear Weapons

Clean air is everyone’s business

Air pollution is a complex and multifaceted issue. Cleaning up our air can be a secret weapon in addressing some of society’s biggest challenges together, from public health to climate change, children’s development and sustainable economic growth. By working together, have a golden opportunity to make action on air pollution …

Pak speeds up work on new nuke reactor’

Latest satellite imagery shows that a fourth reactor at Pakistan’s Khushab nuclear facility, which is dedicated to production of plutonium for weapons, is halfway through. A new paper on the status of the facility, which is located 200 km south of Islamabad and is not under IAEA scrutiny, by the …

North Korea Said to Resume Work on Nuclear Reactor

North Korea has resumed construction of a nuclear reactor that can be used to expand the country’s nuclear weapons program, an American-based institute said Thursday, citing the latest satellite imagery of the building site. In November, North Korea reported brisk progress in the building of a small light water reactor …

North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor - report

North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday. Based on April 30 satellite images, work halted in December at the reactor had now re-started, said …

Pakistan tests successful nuke capable missile

Pakistan carried out a successful test firing of a short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday, the military said. The launch of the Hatf III, which has a range of up to 290 kilometres and can also carry conventional warheads, came at the end of a field training exercise, a military …

Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile

Pakistan carried out a successful test firing of a short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday, the military said. The launch of the Hatf III, which has a range of up to 290 kilometres (200 miles) and can also carry conventional warheads, came at the end of a field training exercise, …

Another weapon for mass destruction

Agni-V is no cause for celebration; a caring society would instead be worried about where India is heading. (Editorial)

No deadline for uranium sale to India, says Australia

No timeframe or deadline could be set for Australia to start uranium exports to India. But Australia's decision to export to India is firmly in place, despite opposition in some quarters, and both nations are discussing the issue to seal a deal, Australia's Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said …

Agni-V propels India into elite ICBM club

Today, we have made history. We're a major missile power: V.K. Saraswat India on Thursday propelled itself into an elite club of nations with Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) technology by successfully test-firing nuclear-capable Agni-V, which covered a range of more than 5,000 km. The significance of the success lies in …

India creates history, Agni-V test-fired successfully

DHAMARA (Odisha), 19 APRIL: India today took a major leap in its strategic capability by successfully test-firing its nuclear capable, 5,000 km-range Agni-V missile, bringing China under its cover and achieving the capacity of building ICBMs. With this, India joined an elite missile club of the USA, Russia, France and …

India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China

India successfully test-fired on Thursday a nuclear-capable missile that can reach Beijing and Eastern Europe, thrusting the emerging Asian power into a small club of nations that can deploy nuclear weapons at such a great distance. Footage showed the rocket with a range of more than 5,000 km (3,100 miles) …

Iran Says It Will Offer Unspecified Proposals at Coming Nuclear Negotiations

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Wednesday that he would offer “new initiatives” at the coming talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear energy program, apparently trying to strike a posture of conciliation without specifying which ideas he intended to propose. The assertion by the negotiator, Saeed Jalili, the secretary …

North Korea Is Set to Launch Satellite Despite Criticism

North Korea said on Tuesday that it had completed preparations to launch a satellite into orbit, as South Korea and other Asian nations told their airlines and ships to change their routes to avoid the North Korean rocket. South Korea had previously refrained from issuing such directions while it joined …

Nuclear issues in an Asian century

For anyone interested in nuclear politics, Asia has been the focus from the beginning: since the time of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Everyone sat up and took notice of the power of the atom. Since then, there has been a mad scramble to harness it. And, almost always, countries have claimed …

India gets a nuclear-powered sub

Talks On With Russia For 2nd N-Sub: Antony Visakhapatnam: The 8,140-tonne steel shark floated menacingly, tethered to the jetty, as if waiting to break free. Soon, it will, to prowl silently underwater for extended periods hunting for enemies to track and kill. The nuclear-powered attack submarine INS Chakra, with lethal …

U.S. Has No Need to Test Atomic Arsenal, Report Says

The United States does not need to explode nuclear weapons in order to be sure its aging arsenal is still potent, and its ability to detect weapons tests by others is good, according to a report released Friday by the National Academy of Sciences. Those conclusions run counter to some …

Started activism at 21, still at it at 52

Subramaniam Paramarthalingam Udayakumar was 21 when he, along with a few friends, started the Group of Peaceful Indian Ocean to campaign against ships and submarines said to be ferrying nuclear weapons across the Indian Ocean. They believed these American, Soviet, British and French vessels could be catastrophic to countries that …

Fukushima cloud over N-safety meet

Heads of states and leaders from 57 nations, including India, will attend the Nuclear Security Summit on March 26-27 to discuss a host of measures to prevent nuclear fissile material falling into rogue hands, but the Fukushima disaster in Japan last March seems to have shifted spotlight on the safety …

Iran defiant as UN nuclear talks fail

Iran’s nuclear work will defiantly go on, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today, after UN inspectors left Tehran following talks that failed to lift their suspicions of atomic weapons research. “The Iranian nation has never been seeking an atomic weapon and never will be. It will prove to the …

Govt pads up for chemical, bio and nuke mishaps

The Government has approved the formation of a national centre for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials (CBRN) to manage disasters involving these substances. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will establish the centre. CBRN disaster management refers to the management of disasters from the use of chemical, biological, …

UN’s Ban to defiant Iran: prove atomic work peaceful

The United Nations chief urged Iran on Friday to implement Security Council resolutions under which Tehran should curb sensitive nuclear activity, but the Islamic state once again signalled it has no intention of doing so. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also said Iran must cooperate fully with the UN atomic watchdog, …

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