The New York Times reported last week that some unidentified Western officials had suggested that US President Joe Biden could give Ukraine nuclear weapons.
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.
Moscow's existing doctrine says that Russia may use nuclear weaponry in event of nuclear attack or attack threatening its existence. It has accused the West of using Ukraine as proxy against Russia.
MIRVing permits a single missile to carry several warheads that can be aimed at multiple targets several hundred kilometres apart. It comes with pros and cons.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that US had proposed separating the two issues & resuming talks between the two nations, which hold by far the world's biggest nuclear arsenals.
India & Pakistan expanding nuclear arsenals, both continued developing new types of delivery systems in 2022, says Stockholm International Peace and Research Institute report.
In The Bomb, The Bank, The Mullah and The Poppies, Iqbal Chand Malhotra analyses how Pakistan innovatively used a dodgy bank, poppy cultivation & trade to fund its nuclear programme.
The remark appears aimed at the Ohio-class US nuclear-powered submarine which arrived at a port in Busan earlier this week, as reported by local state media KCNA.
In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
ThePrint was first to report, on 1 February 2023, India & US were in talks for co-production of 8-wheel-drive infantry fighting vehicle developed by General Dynamics Land Systems.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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