The real story of April 2026 is bigger than one reactor. It coincides with a quieter, commercially disruptive breakthrough that has received far less attention—emergence of ANEEL.
From outset, this was clear that prospect of acquiring weapon tech was at least part of reason for Iran’s interest in nuclear reactors even as the Shah denied it.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The CPI(M) and Congress barely made it to the headlines. While newspapers have written about the two parties, they have been almost completely ignored by television news.
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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