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US Scientists Demonstrate Revolutionary Method To Deflect Asteroids Using Nuclear Explosion
In New Mexico, scientists are exploring a futuristic solution to defend Earth against asteroid threats: harnessing X-ray blasts from nuclear explosions.
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Opinion | A Shaky World Order: Can India Navigate A Russia-China-Iran Axis?
India may find it hard to balance its deepening ties with the West and the emerging partnership between China, Russia and Iran. A Cold War-style confrontation can be detrimental to India's approach of multi-alignment and strategic autonomy.
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Opinion | Middle East Is Becoming A Nuclear Tinderbox, Thanks To A Dead Deal
The impact of US President Donald Trump's erroneous decision to withdraw from the JCPOA deal in 2015 was multi-layered. Beyond diplomacy and realpolitik, the issue of Iran's nuclearisation threatens to become more uncontainable than ever.
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Putin Didn't Threaten To Use Nukes, US Took Him Out Of Context: Russia
The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in an interview with state media did not constitute a threat to use them.
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German Chancellor Says "Russia Nuke Threat Reduced" Due To International Pressure
The risk of Russian President Vladimir President Putin using nuclear weapons as part of his war in Ukraine has decreased in response to international pressure, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published on Thursday.
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North Korea's Nukes Could "Eliminate" South, Says Kim Jong Un's Sister
North Korea opposes war, but if South Korea chooses military confrontation or makes a preemptive strike, then the North's nuclear forces will have to attack, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday.
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Russia Says Will Use Nukes Only In Case Of "Threat To Existence Of State"
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told PBS in an interview on Monday that Russia would resort to nuclear weapons only in the case of a "threat to the existence" of his country - and not as a result of the current conflict with Ukraine.
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"No Significant Change In Posture": UK Says Putin's Nuke Threat Rhetoric
The UK government has seen no major change to Russia's nuclear posture despite President Vladimir Putin placing his strategic forces on higher alert, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday.
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Imran Khan's Nuke Remark "Brinkmanship, Not Statesmanship": India At UN
India's Vidisha Maitra, in a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan Prime Minister's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, today said that Imran Khan's threat of unleashing nuclear devastation "qualifies as brinkmanship not statesmanship".
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PM Raises Pak "Nuke Button" During Campaign, Asks "Is Ours For Diwali?"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Sunday said it was New Delhi's threats of consequences that led to Pakistan releasing captured IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, in Gujarat's Patan, raised the pitch at his next rally in Rajasthan's Barmer.
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"Aware Of Pak Expanding Nuclear Weapons Capability": Defence Minister
The government on Wednesday said it was aware of reports on expansion of Pakistan's capability for production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and asserted that it was committed to take all necessary steps to respond to any threat "suitably".
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Tokyo Simulates First Military Attack Since WW II Amid North Korea Threat
Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II, amid ongoing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme.
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Donald Trump's North Korea Talk 'Counterproductive': Analysts
With his threats to "totally destroy" North Korea, Donald Trump is playing into Pyongyang's hands by offering justification for a nuclear weapons programme it insists is for self-defence, analysts say.
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Condemning North Korea Nuke Programme, India, Japan Point To Pakistan
India and Japan on Thursday condemned North Korea's nuclear programme as a grave threat to global peace and stressed on holding accountable all parties supporting the reclusive nation's nuclear ambitions, in a veiled reference to Pakistan.
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US Warns North Korea Of 'Massive Military Response' After Nuke Test
The United States warned it could launch a "massive military response" to any threats from North Korea following Pyongyang's provocative detonation of what it claimed was a miniaturized hydrogen bomb.
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US Scientists Demonstrate Revolutionary Method To Deflect Asteroids Using Nuclear Explosion
In New Mexico, scientists are exploring a futuristic solution to defend Earth against asteroid threats: harnessing X-ray blasts from nuclear explosions.
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Opinion | A Shaky World Order: Can India Navigate A Russia-China-Iran Axis?
India may find it hard to balance its deepening ties with the West and the emerging partnership between China, Russia and Iran. A Cold War-style confrontation can be detrimental to India's approach of multi-alignment and strategic autonomy.
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Opinion | Middle East Is Becoming A Nuclear Tinderbox, Thanks To A Dead Deal
The impact of US President Donald Trump's erroneous decision to withdraw from the JCPOA deal in 2015 was multi-layered. Beyond diplomacy and realpolitik, the issue of Iran's nuclearisation threatens to become more uncontainable than ever.
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Putin Didn't Threaten To Use Nukes, US Took Him Out Of Context: Russia
The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in an interview with state media did not constitute a threat to use them.
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German Chancellor Says "Russia Nuke Threat Reduced" Due To International Pressure
The risk of Russian President Vladimir President Putin using nuclear weapons as part of his war in Ukraine has decreased in response to international pressure, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published on Thursday.
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North Korea's Nukes Could "Eliminate" South, Says Kim Jong Un's Sister
North Korea opposes war, but if South Korea chooses military confrontation or makes a preemptive strike, then the North's nuclear forces will have to attack, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday.
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Russia Says Will Use Nukes Only In Case Of "Threat To Existence Of State"
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told PBS in an interview on Monday that Russia would resort to nuclear weapons only in the case of a "threat to the existence" of his country - and not as a result of the current conflict with Ukraine.
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"No Significant Change In Posture": UK Says Putin's Nuke Threat Rhetoric
The UK government has seen no major change to Russia's nuclear posture despite President Vladimir Putin placing his strategic forces on higher alert, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday.
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Imran Khan's Nuke Remark "Brinkmanship, Not Statesmanship": India At UN
India's Vidisha Maitra, in a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan Prime Minister's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, today said that Imran Khan's threat of unleashing nuclear devastation "qualifies as brinkmanship not statesmanship".
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PM Raises Pak "Nuke Button" During Campaign, Asks "Is Ours For Diwali?"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Sunday said it was New Delhi's threats of consequences that led to Pakistan releasing captured IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, in Gujarat's Patan, raised the pitch at his next rally in Rajasthan's Barmer.
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"Aware Of Pak Expanding Nuclear Weapons Capability": Defence Minister
The government on Wednesday said it was aware of reports on expansion of Pakistan's capability for production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and asserted that it was committed to take all necessary steps to respond to any threat "suitably".
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Tokyo Simulates First Military Attack Since WW II Amid North Korea Threat
Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II, amid ongoing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme.
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Donald Trump's North Korea Talk 'Counterproductive': Analysts
With his threats to "totally destroy" North Korea, Donald Trump is playing into Pyongyang's hands by offering justification for a nuclear weapons programme it insists is for self-defence, analysts say.
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Condemning North Korea Nuke Programme, India, Japan Point To Pakistan
India and Japan on Thursday condemned North Korea's nuclear programme as a grave threat to global peace and stressed on holding accountable all parties supporting the reclusive nation's nuclear ambitions, in a veiled reference to Pakistan.
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US Warns North Korea Of 'Massive Military Response' After Nuke Test
The United States warned it could launch a "massive military response" to any threats from North Korea following Pyongyang's provocative detonation of what it claimed was a miniaturized hydrogen bomb.
