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Kim terms US 'biggest enemy', calls to develop more nuclear weapons to com
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 9 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called the United States the "biggest enemy" of his country and vowed to advance the nuclear arsenal of his country unless the US ended what he called its "hostility" to his regime, reported state media.
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US nuclear weapons agency hacked in massive cybersecurity breach
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): The Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the US nuclear weapons stockpile, has evidence of hackers accessing their networks as part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected at least half a dozen feder
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UNGA adopts India-sponsored resolutions on nuclear disarmament
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): The First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday adopted two resolutions sponsored by India which call for the prohibition of nuclear weapons and reduce the risks of accidental use of nuclear weapons in the world.
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'Nuclear-free world is in everyone's interest': Dalai Lama welcomes ratifi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 27 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday welcomed the ratification of the United Nations' Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, saying that the 'historic' treaty would contribute to even more concerted efforts to do away w
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Deadly effects of nuclear weapons can be reduced with help of dust particl
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Deadly effects of nuclear weapons can be reduced with the help of dust particles, a Delhi-based woman scientist has said in her research while noting that more testing is required in a controlled environment to see how things will work out on the groun
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Nuclear disarmament can be achieved through multilateral framework: India
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): India on Friday called for a "meaningful dialogue" among all countries possessing nuclear weapons, for "building trust and confidence" and said it supports "immediate commencement" of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT).
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India is key to strengthen non-proliferation of nuclear weapons: Foreign S
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York/New Delhi [US/India], October 3 (ANI): India espouses the policy of "no first use" against nuclear weapon states and non-use against non-nuclear-weapon states, adding that New Delhi is a key partner in global efforts towards disarmament and strengthening the non-proliferation order,
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Kazakhstan continues to push for nuclear disarmament
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], August 26 (ANI): This year the world has understandably been primarily concerned with the global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus. It has undoubtedly been the key priority on the international agenda and an issue that all world countries had to face. At the same
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US stealth bombers in Diego Garcia, warships in South China Sea, boost mor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The deployment of three B-2 stealth bombers by the United States, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, in the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, is sending a clear message to deter China from starting a war in the India-Pacific.
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Trump administration renews 4 restrictions on Iran's nuclear program for 6
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 31 (ANI): The Trump administration on Monday (local time) decided to renew four restrictions on Iran's nuclear program for the next 60 days making it harder for Tehran to develop further nuclear weapons.
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US deploys new type of nuclear weapon seen as key to countering Russia
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): The US military has deployed a new low-yield submarine-launched nuclear weapon, something that the Pentagon is viewing as critical to counter the threat posed by Russia's arsenal of smaller tactical missiles.
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Trump says Iranian regime must abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, sto
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that the Iranian regime must abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, stop spreading terror, death, and destruction, and start working for the good of its own people.
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