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Five nuclear-weapon states' statement underscore need for restraint in ti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The joint statement put out by the five permanent member states of the UN Security Council on the topic of avoiding nuclear war and an arms race underscores the need for restraint in times of tension, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesda
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China claims to continue contributing to global nuclear governance
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 4 (ANI): Chinese vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu on Monday said that China will continue to contribute its wisdom and proposals to global nuclear governance, and is ready to carry out cooperation with all peace-loving countries.
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Five nuclear-weapon states issue first joint statement on preventing nucle
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): The leaders of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States on Monday (local time) reiterated their commitment to de-targeting and reaffirmed that none of their nuclear weapons was targeted at each other or at any other State.
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UNGA President welcomes P5 States statement on nuclear war prevention: Spo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid welcomed a statement issued on Monday by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council affirming that nuclear war cannot be won, his spokesperson Paulina Kubiak told Sputnik.
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UNSC permanent members call for further prevention of nuclear weapons
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 3 (ANI): The permanent member nations of the United States Security Council has called for the further prevention of nuclear weapons stressing that a nuclear war will have far-reaching consequences, cannot be won, and must never be fought.
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Ready to contribute positively to NPT treaty review conference, says Franc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): France remains committed to preserving the NPT (non-proliferation treaty) and contributing to its next review, the French presidency said in a statement that preceded a pledge by the five atomic powers to never fight a nuclear war.
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Biden told Putin several times nuclear war must not be started: Kremlin ai
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 31 (ANI): US President Joe Biden told his Russian counterpart repeatedly during his phone call that nuclear war must not be started and it cannot be won, said Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.
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China intends to have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, warns Penta
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): A new Pentagon report has revealed that China is rapidly expanding the number of its nuclear delivery platforms, and constructing the infrastructure necessary to support its nuclear expansion over the next decade.
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Moscow calls on nuclear powers to confirm formula that nuclear war will ha
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia calls on nuclear powers to confirm a fundamental formula that there will be no winners in a nuclear war and it must never be unleashed, Konstantin Vorontsov, the deputy director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Rus
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Australia a 'potential nuclear war target' after AUKUS pact, says Chinese
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China] September 18 (ANI): A Chinese newspaper that is a mouthpiece of President XI Jinping's party informed that Australia is now 'a potential target for a nuclear strike' after Canberra launched an AUKUS pact with the US and UK to build nuclear-powered submarines.
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Kim's sister calls US-South Korea drills 'rehearsal' of nuclear war
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The upcoming joint drills of the United States and South Korea are a "rehearsal" of nuclear war, Kim Yo Jong, the deputy department director of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee, said on Tuesday.
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Experts believe Pakistan's nuclear stockpile growing steadily
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): Pakistan is developing a robust nuclear capability that can not only deter but fight a nuclear war but the problem is that it is also dealing with internal security issues that could threaten the integrity of its nuclear arsenal.
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