Nuclear
- Middle East
Iran’s nuclear facilities not ‘impacted’ in Israeli strike: IAEA
Vienna: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that Iran’s nuclear facilities “have not been impacted” in the Israeli strike. “IAEA inspectors are safe and continue their vital work” in Iran,…
- World
Russia announces tactical nuclear forces exercises
Moscow: Russia will conduct an exercise of its tactical nuclear forces on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, the Defence Ministry announced on Monday. The announcement did not say if the missiles…
- Business
India’s Voltech Group seeks to expand in nuclear sector
Sochi (Russia): The Rs 1,000 crore Voltech Group, which is majorly into testing, commissioning, and maintenance of electrical systems in power and other plants, is looking to expand into the nuclear field…
- World
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
New Delhi: Continuing with an over-three-decade-long practice, India and Pakistan exchanged a list of their nuclear installations on Monday, January 1, under a bilateral pact that prohibits the two sides from attacking…
- World
India, Russia ink pacts on construction of future power generating units of Kudankulam nuclear plant
Moscow: In a major boost to their time-tested partnership, India and Russia on Tuesday signed some “very important” agreements related to the construction of the future power-generating units of the Kudankulam nuclear…
- World
US’ new nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than one dropped on Japan: Report
Washington: The United States Department of Defence has announced that it will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, designated the B61-13, pending Congressional authorization and appropriation. According to…
- World
NATO urges Russia to respect nuclear pact with US
Brussels: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has called on Russia to respect its treaty with the US on nuclear weapons, which contributes to international stability. NATO ambassadors said in a statement…
- World
India, Pakistan came ‘too close’ to nuclear conflagration: Pompeo
New York: India and Pakistan came “too close” to a nuclear conflagration during the 2019 confrontation with both sides believing the other was preparing to deploy nuclear weapons, according to former US…
- Science
US to test nuclear engine for future Mars missions
Los Angeles: NASA and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have announced a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, the key steps for sending the first…
- India
Pakistan, India exchange list of nuclear installations, facilities
Islamabad: Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in case of an escalation in hostilities, a Foreign Office statement said here, as part…
- Middle East
Window for reviving nuclear deal not to open forever: Iranian FM
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that the window for achieving an agreement on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal won’t remain open forever, official news agency IRNA…
- Middle East
Iran begins construction of new nuclear power plant
Tehran: Iran began on Saturday the construction of a new nuclear power plant in its southwestern province of Khuzestan. Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and some…
- World
Beijing’s stockpile of nuclear warheads has nearly doubled since 2020: Pentagon
Washington: Beijing accelerated its nuclear weapons program last year and has nearly doubled its supply of warheads since 2020 to past 400, a size that US military planners did not expect to…
- Opinions
Nuclear threat: A muscle flexing exercise
Russia definitely requires a face-saving device to get out of the Ukrainian imbroglio. The attack on Ukraine initially undertaken ostensibly as a special operation to keep Ukraine from joining NATO has somehow…
- World
Fears growing that Putin may detonate nuclear weapon over Black Sea
Moscow: Fears are growing inside Russia that Vladimir Putin is preparing to declare all-out war on Ukraine amid speculation that the President could resort to a nuclear show of force over the…
