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World Iran will not hesitate to defend its nuclear programme, foreign ministry says DUBAI: Iran has defended its nuclear programme and will not be hesitant to continue doing so, Iran’s foreign... Published 17 Feb, 2025 01:52pm
World Trump says he wants to work with Russia, China on limiting nuclear weapons WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would like to have conversations with both Russian... Published 14 Feb, 2025 03:39am
World Russia says it sees no positive steps from US on disarmament, RIA reports Russia is yet to see any positive steps from the new U.S. administration on disarmament, Russia’s permanent... Updated 09 Feb, 2025 09:07pm
World North Korea says its nuclear weapons not a ‘bargaining chip’ as Trump, Ishiba meet SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday its nuclear weapons are not meant for negotiations but are intended for combat... Published 08 Feb, 2025 10:17am
World Ukraine not asking West for nuclear weapons: Zelensky KYIV: Ukraine is not requesting nuclear weapons from Western partners to defend itself against Russia, President... Published 23 Oct, 2024 06:22am
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World Nobel Peace Prize winners warn of rising risk of nuclear war TOKYO: Leaders of the group of atomic bomb survivors awarded the Nobel Peace Prize warned on Saturday that the risk... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
World Vladimir Putin draws a nuclear red line for the West LONDON: President Vladimir Putin has drawn a “red line” for the United States and its allies by signalling that... Published 27 Sep, 2024 11:15am
World North Korea may be able to produce double-digit number of nuclear weapons, South Korean lawmaker says SEOUL: North Korea has enough plutonium and uranium to produce at least a double-digit number of nuclear weapons,... Published 26 Sep, 2024 11:38am
World Russia says it will change nuclear doctrine because of Western role in Ukraine LONDON: Russia will make changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it regards as... Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am
World Putin says Russia is considering changing its nuclear doctrine MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was thinking about possible changes to its... Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am
Print Nuclear arms spending soars as global tensions swell: studies GENEVA: Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they... Updated 20 Jun, 2024 09:25am
World NATO in talks to put nuclear weapons on standby, boss tells UK’s Telegraph LONDON: NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in... Published 17 Jun, 2024 01:47pm
World Putin says there is no need for use of nuclear weapons right now ST PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he did not see the conditions for the use of... Published 07 Jun, 2024 08:04pm
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World Iran says nuclear weapons have no place in its nuclear doctrine DUBAI: Nuclear weapons have no place in Iran’s nuclear doctrine, the country’s foreign ministry said on Monday, days... Published 22 Apr, 2024 02:23pm
World Russia says US has offered no proof of allegation it wants to deploy nuclear weapons in space MOSCOW: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the United States had presented no evidence for... Updated 24 Feb, 2024 04:09pm
World US says China building up nuclear capacity faster than expected WASHINGTON: China is developing its nuclear arsenal faster than US projections had previously anticipated, according... Published 19 Oct, 2023 07:14pm
Pakistan Pakistan oppose treaty banning production of fissile material for nukes UNITED NATIONS: Reaffirming its opposition to a treaty banning production of fissile material used as fuel for... Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
World Saudi crown prince says getting 'closer' to Israel normalization: Fox interview WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a U.S. television interview that his country was... Updated 21 Sep, 2023 09:55am
World Israel's Netanyahu says Iran 'violating all its commitments' to international community JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said Iran's actions proved it was "violating all ... Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:04am
World Biden says threat of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is ‘real’ President Joe Biden said on Monday the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is... Published 20 Jun, 2023 10:01am
World Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in July, says Putin MOSCOW: Russia will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after special storage facilities are ready ... Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am
World Russia inks deal with Belarus on nuclear weapons storage MOSCOW: Russia moved ahead on Thursday with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, signing a deal ... Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am
World Lukashenko says Russia has begun moving nuclear weapons to Belarus MOSCOW: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Russia had begun moving nuclear weapons to its... Published 25 May, 2023 10:40pm