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US Rules Out Returning Nuclear Weapons To Ukraine, Says Jake Sullivan
The United States is not considering returning to Ukraine the nuclear weapons it gave up after the Soviet Union collapsed, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
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US Won't Change Nuclear Posture: White House After Russia's Move On Nukes
The United States was not surprised by Russia's announced change in its nuclear doctrine and does not plan to adjust its own nuclear posture in response, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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Scientists Move Closer to Synthesising Element 120, Marking Potential New Era in Periodic Table
Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California are exploring new techniques for creating superheavy elements, focusing on the potential synthesis of “element 120,” also called unbinilium. If successful, this addition could lead to an eighth row on the periodic table. Using ion bombardment, researchers demonstrated a process t...
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Iran's Nuclear Facilities 'Not Impacted' In Israeli Strikes: UN
The United Nations atomic energy watchdog on Saturday said that Iran's nuclear programme was not affected by Israel's deadly air strike on its arch-rival's military facilities.
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Nuclear X-rays Could Deflect Asteroids and Protect Earth, Study Suggests
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have discovered that exploding a nuclear bomb near an asteroid may produce X-rays powerful enough to push it off course. Instead of blowing the asteroid apart, the method involves vaporising its surface to alter its trajectory. Using the Z Machine, the world’s most powerful X-ray source, they successf...
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How CIA, Mossad Used A Computer Virus To Dismantle Iran's Nuclear Program
The story of Stuxnet's development and deployment began years earlier. The inception of Stuxnet can be traced back to the early 2000s, during a period of heightened tension between Iran and Western nations over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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UAE Inks Pact For India To Operate Nuclear Power Plants In Gulf Nation
The United Aarb Emirates or UAE has inked an agreement with India that provides a framework for giving services for operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants in the emirate.
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UK YouTuber Miles Routledge Jokes Of Dropping Nukes On India In Racist Rant, Sparks Outrage
In a series of posts on X, a British YouTuber joked about launching nuclear bombs to "atomise" nations including India over the "smallest infraction", sparking widespread outrage online.
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Scientists Take Major Step Toward Creating Heaviest Element Ever
At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, scientists have achieved a significant milestone by creating livermorium with a novel titanium-based method. This success is seen as a precursor to synthesizing unbinilium, the heaviest element. The research highlights the importance of advancing techniques in element synthesis to explore new frontiers in a...
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US Scientists Play God: New Element Created In A Lab Experiment
Physicists are closer to creating element 120, the heaviest element ever known, following a breakthrough at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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India Has More Nuclear Weapons Than Pak, China Far Ahead: Report
Nine nuclear-armed nations including the US, Russia, France, China, India and Pakistan, continued to modernise their nuclear arsenals and several of them deployed new nuclear-capable weapon systems in 2023, a Swedish think-tank said on Monday.
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Explained: How Might A US-Saudi Civil Nuclear Deal Work
US National Security Adviser will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks expected to touch on a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, one piece of a wider arrangement Washington hopes will lead to normalization of Israeli-Saudi relations.
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At UN, Russia Blocks US Move On Nuclear Weapons In Space
Russia vetoed on Wednesday a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a move that the United States says suggests Moscow might be "hiding something."
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UN Worried Israel Could Target Iran's Nuclear Sites, Urges Restraint
The United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday he is concerned about Israel possibly targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, but that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iranian facilities would resume on Tuesday.
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North Korea's Nuclear Attack On US Would End Kim Regime: White House
The United States has warned North Korea that any nuclear attack against the nation or its allies "is unacceptable and will result in the end of the (Kim Jong) Un regime," a joint US-South Korean statement said on Saturday.
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US Rules Out Returning Nuclear Weapons To Ukraine, Says Jake Sullivan
The United States is not considering returning to Ukraine the nuclear weapons it gave up after the Soviet Union collapsed, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
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US Won't Change Nuclear Posture: White House After Russia's Move On Nukes
The United States was not surprised by Russia's announced change in its nuclear doctrine and does not plan to adjust its own nuclear posture in response, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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Scientists Move Closer to Synthesising Element 120, Marking Potential New Era in Periodic Table
Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California are exploring new techniques for creating superheavy elements, focusing on the potential synthesis of “element 120,” also called unbinilium. If successful, this addition could lead to an eighth row on the periodic table. Using ion bombardment, researchers demonstrated a process t...
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Iran's Nuclear Facilities 'Not Impacted' In Israeli Strikes: UN
The United Nations atomic energy watchdog on Saturday said that Iran's nuclear programme was not affected by Israel's deadly air strike on its arch-rival's military facilities.
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Nuclear X-rays Could Deflect Asteroids and Protect Earth, Study Suggests
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have discovered that exploding a nuclear bomb near an asteroid may produce X-rays powerful enough to push it off course. Instead of blowing the asteroid apart, the method involves vaporising its surface to alter its trajectory. Using the Z Machine, the world’s most powerful X-ray source, they successf...
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How CIA, Mossad Used A Computer Virus To Dismantle Iran's Nuclear Program
The story of Stuxnet's development and deployment began years earlier. The inception of Stuxnet can be traced back to the early 2000s, during a period of heightened tension between Iran and Western nations over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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UAE Inks Pact For India To Operate Nuclear Power Plants In Gulf Nation
The United Aarb Emirates or UAE has inked an agreement with India that provides a framework for giving services for operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants in the emirate.
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UK YouTuber Miles Routledge Jokes Of Dropping Nukes On India In Racist Rant, Sparks Outrage
In a series of posts on X, a British YouTuber joked about launching nuclear bombs to "atomise" nations including India over the "smallest infraction", sparking widespread outrage online.
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Scientists Take Major Step Toward Creating Heaviest Element Ever
At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, scientists have achieved a significant milestone by creating livermorium with a novel titanium-based method. This success is seen as a precursor to synthesizing unbinilium, the heaviest element. The research highlights the importance of advancing techniques in element synthesis to explore new frontiers in a...
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US Scientists Play God: New Element Created In A Lab Experiment
Physicists are closer to creating element 120, the heaviest element ever known, following a breakthrough at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
-
India Has More Nuclear Weapons Than Pak, China Far Ahead: Report
Nine nuclear-armed nations including the US, Russia, France, China, India and Pakistan, continued to modernise their nuclear arsenals and several of them deployed new nuclear-capable weapon systems in 2023, a Swedish think-tank said on Monday.
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Explained: How Might A US-Saudi Civil Nuclear Deal Work
US National Security Adviser will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks expected to touch on a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, one piece of a wider arrangement Washington hopes will lead to normalization of Israeli-Saudi relations.
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At UN, Russia Blocks US Move On Nuclear Weapons In Space
Russia vetoed on Wednesday a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a move that the United States says suggests Moscow might be "hiding something."
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UN Worried Israel Could Target Iran's Nuclear Sites, Urges Restraint
The United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday he is concerned about Israel possibly targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, but that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iranian facilities would resume on Tuesday.
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North Korea's Nuclear Attack On US Would End Kim Regime: White House
The United States has warned North Korea that any nuclear attack against the nation or its allies "is unacceptable and will result in the end of the (Kim Jong) Un regime," a joint US-South Korean statement said on Saturday.
