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N Korea has no nuclear warhead to fit missile: US

SEOULNorth Korea has yet to develop a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile, a senior US official said on Wednesday, contradicting a recent US military intelligence report.The North claimed its third atomic test staged in February involved a "miniaturised and lighter" warhead, prompting ...

nuclear country power
May 13, 2013

Nuclear country without power!

No country can progress without proper usage of its God given resources; people of Pakistan are facing lots of problems due to misuse of its resources. The government of a country tries to improve the living conditions for its masses, but we have seen the opposite happening in Pakistan. Issues such ...

sc protest hit indian nuclear plant
May 07, 2013

SC allows protest-hit Indian nuclear plant

NEW DELHI :India's Supreme Court gave the green light on Monday to the commissioning of the nation's largest nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, despite widespread protests. "The plant has been set up for people's welfare," said the ruling on the Kudankulam plant. "Necessary ...

japan turkey sign nuclear deal
May 04, 2013

Japan, Turkey sign $22b nuclear deal

ANKARA :JapanandTurkeyon Friday signed a long-awaited deal to build a sprawling nuclear power plant onTurkey’sBlack Seacoast, a milestone for the Japanese nuclear industry as it recovers from the 2011Fukushimadisaster. Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the $22 billion contract as a ...

japan sign nuclear treaty uae
May 03, 2013

Japan to sign nuclear treaty with UAE

ABU DHABI : Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his country will sign a nuclear treaty with the UAE on Thursday as he stressedTokyo’s cooperation with itsMiddle Eastpartners. Abe, making his second visit to the Gulf country as prime minister, arrived late on Wednesday in theUnited Arab ...

US expert urges civilian nuclear deal for Pakistan

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK  - The United States should offer Pakistan a conditions-based civilian nuclear deal as a way to save the relationship, severely tested during the last decade, as well as secure long-term interests with regard to containing militancy and atomic safety, an American analyst on ...

Tiniest nuclear strike will invite massive response, India warns Pak

NEW DELHI - India has warned Pakistan that it will retaliate massively even if Pakistan used tactical nuclear weapons against it. As Pakistan is developing "tactical" nuclear warheads to miniaturise its weapons to be carried on short-range missiles, India will protect its security interests by ...

nuclear country power
May 01, 2013

Nuclear country without power!

No country can progress without proper usage of its God given resources; people of Pakistan are facing lots of problems due to misuse of its resources. The government of a country tries to improve the living conditions for its masses, but we have seen the opposite happening in Pakistan. Issues such ...

nuclear arms korea reiterates
April 21, 2013

Not to give up nuclear arms, N Korea reiterates

SEOUL North Korea reiterated on Saturday that it would not give up its nuclear weapons, rejecting a US condition for talks although it said it was willing to discuss disarmament. North Korea, in a sign of a possible end to weeks of heightened hostility on the Korean peninsula, offered the ...

us china nuclear korea pledge
April 14, 2013

US, China in Nuclear Korea pledge

BEIJING - China and the United States Saturday vowed to work together to try to defuse nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula, as US Secretary of State John Kerry said the world stood at a "critical" juncture.During an intense day of diplomacy in Beijing, Kerry warned Chinese leaders including ...

g8 condemn nuclear moves
April 12, 2013

G8 states condemn nuclear moves

LONDON (AFP) - G8 foreign ministers strongly condemned North Korea over its nuclear programme on Thursday but failed to bridge divisions over Syria beyond calling for more humanitarian aid for victims of the conflict.After a two-day meeting in London, ministers including US Secretary of State John ...

iran plans build nuclear reactors
April 11, 2013

Iran plans to build more nuclear reactors

DUBAI (Reuters/AFP) - Iran plans to build more nuclear power reactors in an earthquake-prone coastal area, Iranian media said on Wednesday, a day after a strong tremor struck the region close to its only existing such plant.Tuesday’s 6.3-magnitude quake hit 89 km (55 miles) southeast of the ...

Bhutto rejected Indira’s offer of nuclear technology

NEW DELHI - US Embassy cables released by WikiLeaks have revealed that late Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi offered to share information on nuclear technology with Pakistan, reported Times of India and PTI on Wednesday.According to WikiLeaks, Gandhi had written to the then Pakistan prime ...

us rogue iran korea nuclear standoff
April 11, 2013

US is rogue state in Iran, Korea nuclear standoff

By coincidence, two clashes over nuclear issues are hitting the headlines together. North Korea and Iran have both had sanctions imposed by foreign governments and when they refuse to “behave properly”, they are subjected to “isolation” and put in the corner until they are ...

pakistan fires nuclear capable hatf iv missile
April 10, 2013, 11:57 am

Pakistan conducts successful launch of Hatf-IV Shaheen-1 missile

Pakistan on Wednesday conducted a successful launch of the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Hatf IV Shaheen-1 Weapon System. The missile incorporates series of improvements in range and technical parameters of the existing missile. It is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to ...

strong quake iran nuclear plant kills 30
April 09, 2013, 9:24 pm

Strong quake near Iran nuclear plant kills 30

A powerful earthquake struck near Iran's Gulf port city of Bushehr on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 800 but leaving Iran's only nuclear power plant intact, officials said.Shocks from the quake were felt across the Gulf in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, ...

Time running out on nuclear talks, Kerry warns Iran

ISTANBUL (AFP) - The United States' top diplomat warned Iran on Sunday that time is running out on nuclear negotiations between the Islamic republic and world powers."This is not an endless process. ... You can't just talk for the sake of talking," Secretary of State John Kerry told a news ...

iran nuclear talks at impasse
April 08, 2013

Iran nuclear talks at impasse but not seen over yet

Dmitry ZAKSTalks between world powers and Iran to find a solution to end tensions over the Iranian nuclear drive have once again hit an impasse, even if the diplomatic process is not yet seen to be at risk of collapsing.Negotiators from world powers came to the snow-peaked city of Almaty for the ...

India test-fires nuclear capable Agni-II missile

New Delhi  - India on Sunday test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha. The test was conducted from Wheeler’s Island in Bhadrak district. The medium-range surface-to-surface missile with a range of over 2,000 km has already been ...

agreement at iran nuclear talks
April 07, 2013

No agreement at Iran nuclear talks

ALMATY (AFP) - Iran and world powers Saturday failed to break the deadlock in the crisis over Tehran’s nuclear drive, with the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton saying the positions were still “far apart”.After two days of exhausting diplomacy in the Kazakh city of Almaty, ...

diplomats nuclear korea stay
April 07, 2013

Diplomats in Nuclear Korea stay put

SEOUL (AFP) - Foreign diplomats in North Korea appeared to be staying put Saturday, ignoring a warning by Pyongyang that they should consider evacuating their missions amid soaring nuclear tensions.Pyongyang had informed embassies it could not guarantee their safety if a conflict broke out as ...

india fires nuclear capable agni ii missile
April 07, 2013, 7:04 pm

India test-fires nuclear capable Agni-II missile

India on Sunday test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, Indian media quoting defence officials said. The test was conducted from Wheeler's Island in Bhadrak district, around 200 km from here, by army personnel as part of a training ...

Iran, world powers fail to make progress in nuclear talks

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) - Iran and world powers met Friday for new talks in search of a breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear crisis, with the West complaining Tehran failed to give any clear response to a proposal aimed at breaking the deadlock. The powers are seeking answers at the talks in ...

Missed opportunities in Nuclear Korea

PETER LEE China’s influence on North Korea’s nuclear policy is minimal. The DPRK knows that the PRC values North Korea both as a buffer and as a profitable hinterland for cheap labor and raw materials that it is completely unwilling to cede to South Korea. Therefore, the PRC will not ...

iran talks tough nuclear meet
April 05, 2013

Iran talks tough ahead of nuclear meet

ALMATY - Iran heads into nuclear talks with world powers this week in an apparently uncompromising mood, demanding Thursday the immediate recognition of its right to enrich uranium and downplaying the chances of direct talks with the United States.The six nations negotiating with Iran have ...

Nuclear disarmament must be non-discriminatory: FO

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is committed to the objective of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation but the process must be non-discriminatory.Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary, talking to newsmen at the weekly press briefing here on Thursday, said Pakistan firmly believed in nuclear ...

Pak-China nuclear cooperation in compliance with IAEA regulations: FO

Pakistan has emphasized that civil nuclear cooperation with China is in full compliance of the regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency and no one should object to it.Responding to questions by newsmen at the weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday ‚ Foreign Office ...

North Korea’s nuclear cul-de-sac

Mark Thompson The mutual bluster and braggadocio persisted over the weekend on the Korean peninsula, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un continued to drive his state down an atomic dead-end. He brayed anew at the state of war between his impoverished nation and the alliance of South Korea and the ...

Nuclear disarmament’s Asian pivot

Richard WeitzIn 2009, US President Barack Obama pledged to seek a world without nuclear weapons. But, while he delivered on his promise to negotiate a New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia a year later, progress has since stalled. To break the deadlock, the current bilateral framework for ...

Nuclear weapons must be eradicated for all our sakes

Desmond Tutu We cannot intimidate others into behaving well when we ourselves are misbehaving. Yet that is precisely what nations armed with nuclear weapons hope to do by censuring North Korea for its nuclear tests and sounding alarm bells over Iran's pursuit of enriched uranium. According to their ...

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