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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicNuclear arms

Topic: Nuclear arms

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

China was quick to test the nuclear bomb. India missed vital landmarks

India had a nuclear research programme at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, months before the US’ test. Eight decades later, it is light years away from that early vision.

Israel says it targeted ‘nuclear weapon development sites’ in Iran’s Arak and Natanz

DUBAI (Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Thursday it had targeted the Arak nuclear reactor in Iran overnight and struck what it said was a nuclear weapons development site in the area of Natanz.

‘No proof of effort by Iran to move toward nuclear weapon’—International Atomic Energy Agency chief

New Delhi: The Embassy of Iran in India on Wednesday shared a statement made by the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...

LAC tensions, China aiding Pakistan’s WMD ambitions—what US flagged in annual worldwide threat report

In an unclassified threat assessment paper, US' DIA says Islamabad sees New Delhi as an ‘existential threat’ & will push its development of nuclear weapons to offset India.

‘Pakistan’s nuclear weapons should be under IAEA’, says Rajanath Singh at Srinagar air base

While visiting the IAF jawans at the Srinagar air base, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh questioned Pakistan' ability to handle its nuclear weapons & labelled it as a 'rogue' nation.

Global media’s eye on India-Pakistan conflict, defence capabilities & the aftermath of Operation Sindoor

International media look at how the two countries stack up against each other & how dealing with Pakistan could be a ‘serious challenge’ for India.

Amid churn by Trump, Macron offers France nuclear umbrella to Europe citing Russian threat

The French president’s address comes a day before an emergency European Council summit in Brussels where leaders will discuss the war in Ukraine & defence of the continent.

US Cold War fixation let nuclear genie out of the bottle in Pakistan. Sanctions won’t help

Sanctions had first been imposed on the NDC in 1998 by Bill Clinton. And they were waived after 9/11 to enable counter-terrorism cooperation with Pakistan.

After US sanctions, Pakistanis have issued a warning: Don’t mess with Gen Asim Munir

Islamabad is signaling that missile development will continue as a necessary countermeasure to the growing military capabilities of India.

On Camera

Why China targets Arunachal citizens — and how Nehru, Patel and Khathing saw it coming

After the illegal detention of Prema Wangjom Thongdok at Shanghai airport, China once again fell back on a deliberate playbook it has used for decades.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.