Nuclear Security

Iran will pursue whatever secures its interest, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Tuesday, when asked if there could be direct talks with the Trump administration.

Officials clarified that this test, planned years in advance, highlights nuclear readiness and US commitment to defense amid global security shifts.

In a mega boost for the Indian Navy and surveillance capabilities of the defence forces, the Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the major deals for building two nuclear submarines indigenously and buying 31 Predator drones from the US.

Vladimir Putin called for an urgent meeting of Moscow's top security council to discuss its nuclear deterrence. The move comes amid concerns in Russia over Ukraine being allowed by Western powers to use cruise missiles to target locations in Russia.

Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they modernised their stockpiles amid growing geopolitical tensions, two reports showed on Monday.

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.

Student protests have been galvanised by perceptions that the US is not doing enough to end Israel's action in Gaza. The US, on the other hand, has reiterated its "ironclad" guarantee for Israel's security and has not conditioned any of its continued

China's growing military prowess has implications for India's defence planning and security posture. Making Indian armed forces fit to fight 21st-century wars should be the topmost priority for any government that takes office in June.

"Norway's consistent stance as regards both Ukraine and Gaza allow us to point out such contradictions in a way that actually cuts through," writes Norway's Deputy Foreign Minister.

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."

Iran's local media said Friday that nuclear facilities in the central city of Isfahan were "completely secure" after explosions were heard near the area.

Iran temporarily closed its nuclear facilities over "security considerations" in the wake of its massive missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend, the head of the UN's atomic watchdog said Monday.

Indian security agencies recently halted a Karachi-bound ship from China on the suspicion that it contained a dual-use consignment - weighing 22,180 kilogrammes - that could be used for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missiles programme.

A Karachi-bound ship from China was stopped by Indian security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port on suspicion that it contained a dual-use consignment that could be used for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missile programme, officials here said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test firing of a "new-type surface-to-sea missile", state media reported Thursday, part of a purported fresh drive to ramp up maritime border security.

Iran will pursue whatever secures its interest, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Tuesday, when asked if there could be direct talks with the Trump administration.

Officials clarified that this test, planned years in advance, highlights nuclear readiness and US commitment to defense amid global security shifts.

In a mega boost for the Indian Navy and surveillance capabilities of the defence forces, the Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the major deals for building two nuclear submarines indigenously and buying 31 Predator drones from the US.

Vladimir Putin called for an urgent meeting of Moscow's top security council to discuss its nuclear deterrence. The move comes amid concerns in Russia over Ukraine being allowed by Western powers to use cruise missiles to target locations in Russia.

Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they modernised their stockpiles amid growing geopolitical tensions, two reports showed on Monday.

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.

Student protests have been galvanised by perceptions that the US is not doing enough to end Israel's action in Gaza. The US, on the other hand, has reiterated its "ironclad" guarantee for Israel's security and has not conditioned any of its continued

China's growing military prowess has implications for India's defence planning and security posture. Making Indian armed forces fit to fight 21st-century wars should be the topmost priority for any government that takes office in June.

"Norway's consistent stance as regards both Ukraine and Gaza allow us to point out such contradictions in a way that actually cuts through," writes Norway's Deputy Foreign Minister.

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."

Iran's local media said Friday that nuclear facilities in the central city of Isfahan were "completely secure" after explosions were heard near the area.

Iran temporarily closed its nuclear facilities over "security considerations" in the wake of its massive missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend, the head of the UN's atomic watchdog said Monday.

Indian security agencies recently halted a Karachi-bound ship from China on the suspicion that it contained a dual-use consignment - weighing 22,180 kilogrammes - that could be used for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missiles programme.

A Karachi-bound ship from China was stopped by Indian security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port on suspicion that it contained a dual-use consignment that could be used for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missile programme, officials here said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test firing of a "new-type surface-to-sea missile", state media reported Thursday, part of a purported fresh drive to ramp up maritime border security.