Nuclear Weapons
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departs for home after concluding high-stakes visit in Russia
World | Sep 17, 2023, 04:59 PM ISTThe meeting was being watched closely by Western countries amid concerns that North Korea may provide Russia with weapons to be used for the Ukraine conflict.
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Belarus President threatens using nuclear weapons against 'foreign aggression' amid NATO tensions
World | Aug 18, 2023, 08:33 PM IST"We didn’t bring nuclear weapons here in order to scare someone... But these are tactical nuclear weapons, not strategic ones. This is why we will use them immediately once aggression is launched against us," said Lukashenko.
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Putin confirms first batch of tactical nuclear weapons moved to Belarus: 'Will use only if...'
World | Jun 17, 2023, 07:29 AM IST"The move was about containment and to remind anyone thinking of inflicting a strategic defeat on us," Putin said.
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Putin lays out timeline for deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus amid Russia-Ukraine war
World | Jun 09, 2023, 07:31 PM ISTThe nuke weapons will be deployed as soon as the adaptation work at the relevant storage facilities is completed-- which is possibly by or around the first week of July.
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G7 Summit: PM Modi, Macron discuss India-France defence, nuclear deal I Why US, Russia should worry?
World | May 20, 2023, 05:44 PM ISTNotably, the crucial meeting of PM Modi with Macron came nearly 45 days before his scheduled visit to France where he was invited to attend the Parade in Paris.
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Russia ready for meeting between Lavrov, Blinken; Ukraine war, arrest of WSJ journo on top agenda
World | Apr 04, 2023, 04:02 PM ISTNotably, Russian Minister Lavrov and US's Blinken are scheduled to attend a meeting at the UN Headquarters on April 24-25.
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US's Blinken praises India's direct engagement in stalling use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine war
World | Feb 24, 2023, 07:25 PM ISTThe top US official said that America also approached other nations such as China and India to soft-soap Russia with their diplomatic leverage and added the results were positive.
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China blasts US report, reiterates 'no 1st use' nuke policy
World | Dec 06, 2022, 08:58 PM ISTThe Pentagon last week released an annual China security report that warned Beijing would likely have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, and that it has provided no clarity on how it plans to use them.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin rules out using nuclear weapons in Ukraine
India | Oct 27, 2022, 10:41 PM ISTRussia-Ukraine war: Speaking at a conference of international foreign policy experts, President Vladimir Putin said it’s pointless for Russia to strike Ukraine with nuclear weapons.
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Kremlin says nuclear arms control talks hinge on US goodwill
World | Aug 02, 2022, 07:12 PM ISTRussia Ukraine War: U.S. President Joe Biden states that Washington is open to talks on a new arms control deal to replace the New START treaty after it expires in 2026.
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Finland, Sweden move closer to join NATO by mid May; what it means for Russia and its nuclear threat
World | Apr 26, 2022, 05:53 PM ISTRussia had warned Finland, Sweden against NATO alliance saying that it will proceed with nuclear deployments in Europe.
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Russia-Ukraine War: What are thermobaric weapons? And why should they be banned?
World | Mar 03, 2022, 11:56 PM ISTThese devastating devices, which create an oxygen-eating fireball followed by a deadly shockwave, are far more powerful than most other conventional weapons.
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Not bound by treaty on prohibition of nuclear weapons: Pakistan
World | Jan 29, 2021, 10:27 PM ISTPakistan on Friday said it was not bound by the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons as it failed to take into account the interests of all stakeholders.
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India says it doesn't support treaty on nuclear-weapon prohibition
India | Jan 23, 2021, 08:25 AM ISTAs the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons entered into force, India said on Friday that it does not support the treaty and shall not be bound by any of the obligations that may arise from it.
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Iran will have nuclear weapons in 'fairly short period of time' if it violates JCPOA: France
World | Jan 10, 2020, 02:42 PM ISTFrench Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said that Iran could have a nuclear bomb in 1-2 years if they violate the nuclear accord signed between Iran and the combined alliance of Russia, China, France, USA, UK, Germany and EU.
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Watch India Tv's special show on nuclear weapons
News | Oct 26, 2019, 09:55 PM ISTWatch India Tv's special show on nuclear weapons
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Pakistan's U Turn: Jittery Imran Khan now says Islamabad won't use nuclear weapons first
India | Sep 02, 2019, 09:06 PM ISTPakistan will not use nuclear weapons first, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday. This comes after several war mongering statements issued by the top Pakistani leadership threatening India with nuclear weapons.
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India's no first use of nuclear policy may change in future: Rajnath Singh
India | Aug 16, 2019, 03:27 PM ISTThe statement by the defence minister came after he visited Pokharan, where India carried out nuclear tests in 1998 when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the prime minister.
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US sending troops to Mideast amid Gulf tensions over Iran
World | Jun 18, 2019, 07:10 PM ISTThe U.S. is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East as tensions in the Persian Gulf mounted Tuesday over Iran’s announcement it will not comply with the international agreement that keeps it from making nuclear weapons.
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Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is not for Eid: Mehbooba Mufti on PM Modi's weapons for Diwali remark
Apr 22, 2019, 04:06 PM IST"If India hasn’t kept nuclear bomb for Diwali, it’s obvious Pakistan’s not kept theirs for Eid either. Don’t know why PM Modi must stoop so low & reduce political discourse to this," Mufti said.