Nuclear Weapon
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US-Iran tensions ease? Trump drops big claim, says Iran agreed not to have nuclear weapon
World | Mar 24, 2026, 06:57 AM ISTDonald Trump stated that Iran had agreed not to pursue nuclear weapons and paused planned US strikes to explore a possible deal. Iran's Parliament Speaker immediately rejected the claims, accusing the US of manipulating global markets as tensions continue to destabilise the region.
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Trump defends plan to resume US nuclear testing, cites Russia and China's weapons push
World | Nov 03, 2025, 10:26 AM ISTDonald Trump defended his plan to restart US nuclear testing, saying America cannot be the only power not conducting tests while Russia and China expand their arsenals.
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Trump's nuclear system tests will not include explosions, US energy secretary clarifies
World | Nov 03, 2025, 06:33 AM ISTTrump recently ordered new nuclear system tests, but officials have now confirmed they will not involve nuclear explosions. The confusion began with Trump’s social media post.
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Trump orders 'immediate' testing of nuclear weapons just minutes before meeting Xi Jinping
World | Oct 30, 2025, 08:39 AM ISTUS President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will begin testing its nuclear weapons immediately. He said the decision was made in response to nuclear tests by Russia and China.
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Hiroshima Day: Why only 9 countries possess nukes and what stops most nations from going nuclear
World | Aug 06, 2025, 12:28 PM ISTHiroshima Day is marked every year on August 6 to honour the victims of the world’s first nuclear attack. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Japan during World War II. It also prompts the question: why is it that only nine countries in the world possess nuclear weapons?
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Will Putin respond to Ukraine's drone strikes with a 'Super Weapon'? List of arms not used by Russia
World | Jun 02, 2025, 02:26 PM ISTRussia's 'Super Weapons' are designed to bypass missile defenses and carry nuclear payloads over vast distances, making them highly lethal and strategically significant.
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Putin's BIG decision on nuclear weapons: 5 scenarios when Russia can use nuke against Ukraine | READ
World | Nov 19, 2024, 04:16 PM ISTThe signing of the doctrine, which says that any massive aerial attack on Russia could trigger a nuclear response, reflects Putin’s readiness to threaten the use of the country’s nuclear arsenal to force the West to back down as Moscow presses a slow-moving offensive in Ukraine.
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US urged Russia not to use nuclear, Trump had 'secret' calls with Putin: Woodward's explosive claims
World | Oct 09, 2024, 07:25 AM ISTBiden also reached out to Putin directly in a message, warning of the “catastrophic consequences” if Russia used nuclear weapons, According to Woodward's account.
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Iran warns of changing nuclear doctrine amid tensions with Israel
World | May 12, 2024, 04:11 PM ISTAccording to an official of the International Energy Agency, a UN nuclear watchdog, Iran is enriching uranium to up to 60% purity, whereas 90% enrichment is required for weapons and if it further enriches current nuclear material on hand, it would be sufficient to produce two nuclear weapons.
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Is Russia developing anti-satellite weapon that can cause 'physical destruction on Earth'?
World | Feb 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ISTThe White House publicly confirmed on Thursday that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon. However, Russia has downplayed the US concern about the capability.
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Russia is creating space weapon capable of jamming US satellites that transmit crucial data: Report
World | Feb 15, 2024, 01:27 PM ISTA congressional aide said he understood that the threat relates to a space-deployed Russian anti-satellite weapon. Such a weapon could pose a major danger to US satellites that transmit billions of bytes of data each hour.
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'If Iran can...': Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hints at Saudi's nuclear weapon program
World | Sep 21, 2023, 07:12 PM ISTSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said even if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, any country uses a nuclear weapon which means they are having a war with the rest of the world.
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Amid tensions, US military designs bomb to hit Iran underground nuclear sites I Photos emerge
World | May 23, 2023, 12:05 AM ISTInitially, the US Air Force released rare images of the weapon, the GBU-57, known as the “Massive Ordnance Penetrator" on May 2. Then it took the photos down — apparently because the photographs revealed sensitive details about the weapon’s composition and punch.
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Japanese city Nagasaki urges nuclear weapon ban on 75th anniversary of US Atomic bombing
World | Aug 09, 2020, 12:20 PM ISTThe Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.
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North Korea spent estimated $620 million on nuclear weapons in 2019
World | May 14, 2020, 01:16 PM ISTNorth Korea was estimated to have spent $620 million on its nuclear weapons program last year, an international anti-nuclear weapons group said. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization, made the estimation in a report about the expenditures that nine countries, including the North, made on nuclear development
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Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, says Donald Trump
World | Jan 10, 2020, 07:50 AM ISTIran will never have a nuclear weapon, President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday and said Tehran was getting "hurt very badly" by US sanctions. "Iran right now is a mess. They can straighten out the economics of their country very, very quickly. Let us see whether or not they negotiate," he told reporters at a White House event.
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US turned blind eye to Pakistan's nuke programme in 70s after China's intervention: Documents
World | Dec 21, 2018, 11:44 PM ISTThe US acceded to Pakistan's demand to overlook its secretive nuclear weapons programme following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the late 70s after Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping convinced Washington to support Islamabad for the "stability" in South Asia, according to latest declassified State Department documents.
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Russia reveals new missile that can reach any point in the world
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Vladimir Putin unveils 'invincible' nuclear weapons; US says Russia breaching Cold War-era treaties
World | Mar 02, 2018, 07:27 PM ISTUS comments came hours after Putin announced that Russia has developed a number of advanced weapons systems, including a nuclear-powered cruise missile.
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Trump says he is open to talking with North Korean leader
World | Jan 07, 2018, 08:16 AM ISTDonald Trump said that some dialogue or direct conversation with Kim Jong Un was not beyond the realm of possibility.