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Friday, November 1, 2024
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Topic: Nuclear

UK NDA awards contracts worth £30 million for safer decommissioning of nuclear sites

Research will be conducted in academia, waste management & nuclear material among others.

How Pakistan got the nuclear bomb & then walked away from a peace deal

Former Pakistan PM Sharif has admitted Islamabad betrayed Lahore Agreement signed with India. The U-turn has meant that both countries inhabit a dangerous, nuclear no-man’s land.

Defence roadmap, space intel, nuclear energy — what India-France joint statement says

Condemning Hamas attack on Israel, both nations also called for maintaining humanitarian law in Gaza. French President Macron attended Republic Day parade as chief guest with Modi.

Russia revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty, says Duma Speaker

Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament, says Russia is doing so 'because of the irresponsible attitude of the United States to global security'.

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of plotting attack on nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia region

The plant which is Europe's largest nuclear facility was seized by Russian troops following the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russia to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, says Putin

The United States has reacted cautiously to Putin's statement, with a senior administration official saying there were no signs Moscow planned to use its nuclear weapons.

Pakistan’s new ISPR chief is son of Osama-linked scientist who said djinns can make electricity

Sultan Bashiruddin, father of Major General Ahmed Sharif, was sanctioned by UN for providing al-Qaeda & Taliban with 'information about chemical, biological & nuclear weapons'.

Iran has built a hypersonic ballistic missile says aerospace commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh

According to the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace commander, the missile can 'target enemy's advanced anti-missile systems' & is 'a big generational leap in the field of missiles'.

SubscriberWrites: India has been a nuclear power since 1954. History was not created only in 2014

India’s nuclear aspirations started with Nehru and its continued advancement is telling of the efforts of everyone, writes Ashish Agnihotri

Nuclear strike might not prompt the reaction you expect

We don’t know how many people such a weapon would exterminate, but it’s quite possible that it would kill only a small fraction of the number that have died in the war overall.

On Camera

16th BRICS Summit was about building dollar-free world order. India can use it to expand trade

For New Delhi, a USD-free system is not an immediate priority nor an existential necessity to unconditionally support the China-Russia agenda.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.