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Bill to prohibit financing of weapons of mass destruction introduced in Lo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Urgency needed to advance work of UNSC 1540 Committee to prevent terrorist
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) said that urgency is needed to advance the work of the UNSC 1540 Committee to prevent terrorists from acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction, stating that "procrastination cannot be an option anymore."
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UN chief calls for nuclear weapons-free Middle East
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], November 30 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on all Middle East States to transform the vision of a region with no nuclear weapons, or other weapons of mass destruction, into a working reality.
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Israel PM warns world of Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 20 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday said the world should "wake up" to the election of Iran's next president, stating that the "regime of brutal hangmen" Ebrahim Raisi must never be allowed to have weapons of mass destruction.
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India calls for probe into chemical weapons, cautions UNSC on dangers of W
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 5 (ANI): India on Thursday (local time) called for an objective investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons and also urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to remain cognizant of the dangers of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of
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US activates sanctions against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines: Po
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], June 9 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has activated the sanctions it had prepared against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) for allegedly carrying cargoes of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Monday.
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India, US reaffirm to work together, to prevent proliferation of weapons o
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 14 (ANI): India and the United States on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to work together to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems and to deny access to such weapons by terrorists and non-state actors.
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Trump signs 'Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) signed the 'Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018'.
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China bans export of 32 items to North Korea
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 9 (ANI): In a bid to avert the production of Weapons of Mass Destruction, China on Monday banned the exports of 32 items to North Korea.
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Sydney man charged with acting as agent for N Korea
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec 17 (ANI): The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested a Korean-born man living in Sydney for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea in Australia in a bid to broker sales and discuss the supply of weapons of mass destruction.
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UN chief pledges commitment to achieving world free of nuclear weapons
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jan. 25 (ANI): Asserting that disarmament can play an important role in ending existing conflicts and preventing the outbreak of new strife, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pledged to actively pursue the abolition of all weapons of mass destruc
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