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From 400 China's nuke stockpile to swell to 1500 by year 2035: US Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a report titled "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (PRC), Pentagon said Beijing probably accelerated its nuclear expansion last year, surpassing the operational 400 nuclear warheads stockpile.
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Biden holds emergency roundtable meeting with world leaders: White House
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The meeting took place Tuesday night after reports emerged on Russian-made missiles landing in Poland earlier in the day. Moscow has denied and described it as an effort to escalate the situation in Ukraine, the Sputnik news agency reported.
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Poland summons Russian envoy over 'missile' incident as NATO calls emergen
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On November 15, Polish media reported that two missiles fell on the territory of Poland in the Lubelskie province bordering Ukraine. The Russian Defence Ministry dismissed reports, saying its military has performed no strikes targeting the Ukrainian-Polish border zone.
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NATO 'monitoring situation' in Poland, alliance chief says after missiles
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Tuesday, media reports emerged of two Russian missiles possibly landing within Polish territory near the border with Ukraine. Top NATO and US officials have said they are looking into reports of Russian missiles falling within the territory of the NATO member.
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Looking into reports Russian missiles hit inside Poland: Pentagon
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Tuesday, media reports emerged of two Russian missiles possibly landing within Polish territory near the border with Ukraine. Ryder said the Pentagon does not have any information to corroborate the reports at this time.
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US plans to fortify defense ties with India to deter China: Pentagon
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Biden administration plans to cement its defence ties with India to tame China.
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Russian media report claims Pentagon training Afghan pilots for role in Uk
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): The US Department of Defence, also known as the Pentagon, is set to train former Afghan pilots in California and send them via Poland to conflict-ravaged Ukraine, Russian media agency Tass claimed citing a military diplomatic source.
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Concerned over Uyghur rights violations Britain replaces China-made sur
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 10 (ANI): Concerned over Uyghur rights violations and the presence of Chinese-owned surveillance systems at the Department of Defence and police forces that has undermined national security, the British government has replaced security equipment provided by Chinese-ow
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Australian Defence Force acknowledges failure to deal with sexual miscondu
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has acknowledged its failure to deal with sexual misconduct within its ranks.
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Rajnath Singh to launch 75 newly-developed AI-enabled defence products
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will launch the first-ever 'Artificial Intelligence in Defence' (AIDef) symposium and exhibition organised by the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence on July 11 at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital.
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Biden announces another USD 100 million military assistance to Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday authorized another USD 100 million in security assistance to Ukraine, following the passage of the USD 40 billion Ukraine aid bill by Congress, US Department of Defence said in a press statement.
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Army to review operational readiness along borders from April 18-22
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Army commanders' conference is scheduled to be held from April 18-22, 2022 in New Delhi wherein senior leadership of the Indian Army will review the operational situation along the borders.
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