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TopicNuclear programme

Topic: nuclear programme

Why India’s nuclear programme is lagging despite vast reserves of thorium while China’s making history

Not only has China built the world’s first 2-megawatt liquid-fuelled thorium molten salt reactor, it has also transformed thorium into usable nuclear fuel.

Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since atomic bomb

Thousands bowed their heads in prayer at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. US & Israeli delegates also attended the ceremony.

Pakistan & North Korea are the 2 countries involved in Nuclear proliferation, says Israeli envoy to India

Gurugram: Two countries are involved in the global proliferation of weapons of mass destruction—Pakistan and North Korea—said Reuven Azar, Israel’s ambassador to India at...

‘Dodgy bank, poppy cultivation’: New book tells how Pakistan raised money for nuclear weapons

Published by Bloomsbury India, ‘The Bomb, the Bank, the Mullah and the Poppies: A Tale of Deception’ by Iqbal Chand Malhotra will be released on 31 July on ThePrint's SoftCover.

After flurry of missile tests, Biden’s Seoul trip puts spotlight on North Korea’s nuclear programme

North Korea hasn’t tested nuclear weapons since 2017. But amid a catastrophic Covid surge & South Korea getting a hardliner president, intelligence reports indicate testing may resume.

Can army and air force tackle climate change, pandemic? This is why diplomacy is needed

Former foreign secretary Shyam Saran, in a talk at the LSE Ideas Programme, says nations cannot define their interests in absolute terms, disregarding the interests of other states.

China-Saudi nuclear pact can trigger an arms race in West Asia

Saudi Arabia's acquisition of nuclear capability would draw Turkey and Egypt to join the regional nuclear race, which might turn conflict-torn West Asia even more volatile.

China and IAEA are helping Saudi Arabia achieve its nuclear ambitions

Although Saudi Arabia has pledged that its nuclear program is strictly peaceful, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said the kingdom would develop a bomb if Iran did so.

Iran has always had only one reason for its nuclear programme

Iran’s nuclear programme has only one objective – to menace its neighbours. This was true in the 1950s and it is true since.

Global Pulse: Crisis in the Maldives as former President and two Justices arrested

Abdulla Yameen, the president of the Maldives, declared a state of emergency on Monday and sent troops to the Supreme Court.

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Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.