Stigma could, in time, turn domestic opinion in China, sway public attitudes in Russia, India & elsewhere, or even bring the U.S. back to the arms-control negotiating table.
The Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty was meant to prevent a world catastrophe. Fifty years on, it has done nothing to avert arsenal building.
Former Pakistani ambassador Ashraf Qazi said Pakistan should retaliate against India with nukes. Perhaps, that threat is only way Pakistan can stay relevant.
Research shows an India-Pakistan nuclear war would reduce amount of sunlight reaching Earth, leading to decline in vegetation growth and ocean productivity.
Days after Pakistan’s Tauba Tauba fame TV reporter urged Imran Khan to nuke New Delhi, its railway minister has threatened India with 125-250 gm bombs.
The present generation thinks that a nuclear war is a thing of the past. However, as time passes, chances of a nuclear exchange of some kind becomes pretty likely.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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