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UN stands against nuclear rhetoric as North Korea readies forces
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is against any rhetoric involving threats to use of nuclear weapons, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Thursday after North Korea warned it is ready to mobilize its nuclear forces.
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US reaffirms commitment to Israel's security, pledges to use all 'national
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): While adopting a Joint Declaration on the US-Israel Strategic Partnership, the US reaffirmed its commitment to Israel's security and pledged that it will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, and that it is prepared to use all elements of its national
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Russia never threatened anyone with nuclear weapons: Foreign Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia never threatened anyone with nuclear weapons and Moscow's approach to the issue of the hypothetical use of nuclear weapons is based solely on the logic of deterrence, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.
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Terrifying lessons of Hiroshima, Nagasaki are fading from memory: UN chief
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 22 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to abandon nuclear weapons, stating that they are "a deadly reminder of countries' inability to solve problems through dialogue and collaboration".
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China reiterates concern over AUKUS-related nuclear material transfer
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): China on Monday reiterated concerns over the nuclear weapon material transfer involved in AUKUS, saying the issue should be addressed under the international non-proliferation regime.
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Sweden to oppose deployment of NATO nuclear weapons, military bases: Rulin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The ruling Swedish Social Democratic Party said on Sunday that it would oppose the deployment of NATO nuclear weapons and military bases on its territory should the country join the alliance.
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China could drop nuclear bomb on Taiwan, predicts war game exercise
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 15 (ANI): Taiwan has become a hot spot amid the Russia-Ukraine war and according to the latest cross-strait war game exercise China could end up dropping a nuclear weapon if it invades Taiwan.
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Kim Jong Un says North Korea will continue to strengthen its nuclear force
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], April 26 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the parade in honor of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army (KPA), said on April 25 that his country will continue to strengthen its nuclear forces at maximum speed, the Korean Ce
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Zelenskyy warns of possibility of Putin using nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the world to be prepared for the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, reported CNN.
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Pakistan: Bilawal Bhutto's party terms Imran Khan 'security risk', seeks t
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Bilawal Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Friday termed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a "security risk" in wake of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman's remarks on the safety of country's nuclear assets, according to a media report.
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We should play our role, be less concerned about giving 'gyan' to world ov
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Noting that India should look at its national interests effectively and be less concerned about "giving gyan" to the world over foreign policy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the government is "very, very focussed" in its dipl
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Bill to prohibit financing of weapons of mass destruction introduced in Lo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday introduced a bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to prohibit financing of any activity in relation to weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
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