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US ignored Pakistan's nuclear weapons development despite repeated warning
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Barlow explained that two key US laws, the Solarz Amendment and the Pressler Amendment, were designed to restrict aid to nations engaged in nuclear weapons development.
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Pakistan's nuclear ambitions were aimed at countering India, but turned in
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Barlow, a former CIA member who was part of the intelligence agency as a counterproliferation officer during Pakistan's clandestine nuclear activities in the 1980s, detailed how Khan's network provided critical gas centrifuge technology and possibly nuclear weapo
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N Korea vows response on US sanctions; Russian military delegation visits
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US Treasury Department announced earlier this week that it had imposed sanctions on eight North Korean individuals and two entities for their role in laundering funds stolen through illicit cyber activities. The department said that the individuals were "state-sponsored hackers," whose i
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China denies Trump's claim of secret nuclear tests, urges US to contribute
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Responding to Trump's remarks made during a CBS interview on Sunday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday that Beijing maintains a self-defensive nuclear strategy and follows its moratorium on nuclear testing.
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Iran to build 8 new nuclear plants with Russia's help; Iranian Prez Pezesh
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A new agreement has been concluded between Iran and Russia for joint construction of four nuclear power plants in Bushehr and four others on its northern and southern coastlines, with the exact locations to be announced later by the government.
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Trump reveals Pakistan "testing" nuclear weapons, defends US' decision to
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Trump said several countries, including Russia, China, North Korea, and Pakistan, are conducting nuclear tests, while the US remains the only nation that does not.
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"HATED to do it, but had no choice": Trump instructs 'immediate' testing o
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the immediate resumption of nuclear weapons testing, citing Russia's recent trials of advanced nuclear-capable systems, including a Poseidon underwater drone, in a dramatic escalation that raised fears of a new arms race between the two nuclear s
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Trump calls Xi a "very tough negotiator" during bilateral talks in Busan
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan for a bilateral meeting ahead of the APEC Summit. It was their first in-person meeting since Trump's return to office, focusing on trade, tariffs, and security issues, with Trump calling Xi a "very tough negotiator."
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Putin terminates plutonium disposal agreement with US
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law terminating the already defunct plutonium disposal agreement with the United States, aimed to limit production of nuclear weapons-grade material,
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"I'm open to it": Trump on a possible meet-up with North Korea's Kim Jong
Updated : 5 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump stated that he is open to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his ongoing Asia tour, indicating a possible revival of high-stakes diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang.
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"The Pakistanis will lose," says ex-CIA officer warning against war with I
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou warned Pakistan would lose any conventional war with India. In an ANI interview, he urged Islamabad to avoid provocations, highlighted India's strong counterterrorism responses, and recalled missed U.S. action against nuclear scientist AQ Khan, stressing the
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North Korea fires multiple short-range missiles ahead of APEC summit
Updated : 5 months ago IST
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles, its first in months, ahead of the APEC summit in South Korea. South Korea's military said the missiles flew about 350 km and fell inland. Pyongyang continues to develop weapons, with Kim Jong Un open to talks but refusing to give up
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