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Topic: Nuclear bomb

‘Give Israel bombs it needs to end war’ — US Senator Lindsey Graham suggests use of nukes in Gaza

In interview with NBC News, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham criticised Biden for halting ammo shipment & said Israel should ‘do whatever’ it has to do to survive as Jewish state.

Why US is so fixated on Oppenheimer as the ‘tortured genius’

Intense interest in Oppenheimer has turned him into almost a myth: a tragic intellect” people try to comprehend because the terror of the bomb itself is too disturbing.

Vikram Sarabhai’s stand on nuclear weapons mirrors the ethical concerns of Nolan’s Oppenheimer

In the lead-up to Trinity, we do not think of catastrophe, future of humanity, or certainty of genocide. The audience is breathlessly eager to know if the damn thing will work.

India should declare that AI will not be used to autonomously launch nuclear weapons

Technological advancements like AI, quantum computing, nanotechnology, robotics have made it imperative to modernise the nuclear arsenal.

Was Imran Khan threatened by rain? Pakistanis angry he skipped AQ Khan’s funeral

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the 'father' of Pakistan's atomic bomb, was given a state funeral in Islamabad, which both PM Imran Khan and President Alvi gave a miss.

AQ Khan: Hero for Pakistan, builder of Islamic bomb, notorious nuclear smuggler for the world

While Abdul Qadeer Khan is hailed in Pakistan, and enjoyed support from Saudis and other Islamic countries, some Western commentators called him an ‘enigma’.

Where are Nazi Germany’s uranium cubes? New tracking method could reveal its missing trail

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory develop forensic tracking techniques to locate parts of atom bomb & nuclear reactor Nazi scientists worked on during WW2.

The story of how China tested its first nuclear bomb & called it ‘Miss Qiu’

In the 1964 test, the testing tower was called a ‘dressing table’ and the detonator a ‘braid’. Zhou Enlai was constantly on the hot line.

Modi’s nuclear threat is not the end of No First Use, it’s from Obama & Theresa May playbook

PM Narendra Modi’s nuclear mentions are part of a deterrence strategy that Pakistan has used to stop India from retaliating to terror attacks.

If Pakistan attacks with one N-bomb, India can finish us with 20: Musharraf

Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf said launching a nuclear war isn't as simple, and added there were military strategies to deal with the current situation.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.