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Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Topic: Nuclear

A month after passing resolution to suspend cooperation with IAEA, Iran takes a U-turn

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, Wednesday, said Tehran "cannot completely cut our cooperation with the agency...Therefore, inspectors must be there to get this work done".

India slams Pakistan army chief Munir’s nuclear sabre-rattling from ‘soil of friendly 3rd country’

This was after Munir, in Florida at an event, threatened to use its nuclear weapons in the event that Islamabad is on the back foot.

Munir’s threat to ‘take half the world down’ highlights Pakistan’s ‘true colour’, say govt sources

Pakistani army chief’s remarks show his country is ‘irresponsible State with nuclear weapons’ & willing to shelter terrorists under the nuclear umbrella, sources say.

Trump dismisses as ‘fake news’ CNN report saying US strikes didn’t destroy Iranian nuclear sites

Trump administration has claimed Iran’s nuclear facilities were ‘obliterated’ in US strikes. CNN cites classified documents to suggest strikes hit mainly above-ground structures.

Post-US strike satellite images show ‘severe damage’ to Fordow, but experts disagree

Commercial satellite imagery shows six holes where the bunker-busting bombs appear to have penetrated the mountain, & ground that looks disturbed and covered in dust.

Strikes on nuclear infra, disinfo nearly sparked nuclear crisis—latest SIPRI report on Op Sindoor

New Delhi: Referring to the hostilities between India and Pakistan earlier last month during Operation Sindoor, the latest report of the Stockholm International Peace...

Israel launches ‘pre-emptive strikes’ on nuclear sites in Iran, ‘top military official killed’

The strikes under Operation Rising Lion targeted, among other sites, Iran’s main nuclear enrichment complex at Natanz, Israeli PM Netanyahu confirmed in a video message.

US lifts curbs on BARC & 2 other Indian nuclear entities for ‘closer energy cooperation’

Easing of regulations will mark Washington's slow pivot from stymying development of India's nuclear programme. It imposed restrictions after India’s nuclear tests in 1998.

R Chidambaram, Indian scientist who played key role in nuclear tests of 1975 & 1998, dies at 88

Chidambaram was also associated with the nuclear weapons programme and was conferred with the Padma Shri and the Padma Vibhushan in 1975 and 1999, respectively.

Putin approves new nuclear doctrine, says would use weapons in case of ‘conventional missile assault’

The decision to change Russia's official nuclear doctrine comes after a reported decision by US administration to allow Ukraine to fire American long-range missiles deep into Russia.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.