FRANCE NUCLEAR ARSENAL
Four European nations agree to jointly develop long-range cruise missiles France, Germany, Italy, and Poland have signed a letter of intent to develop ground-launched cruise missiles with a range exceeding 500 km, aiming to bolster European defenses in response to security concerns heightened by Russia's actions in Ukrain...
11 Jul, 2024, 09.43 PM ISTFormer Russian President Dmitry Medvedev predicts that the US is one step away from losing it completely Dmitry Medvedev said that the US has a false sense of belief regarding its victory during the cold war. He said the country is one step away from collapsing completely. He made these comments recently in a conference. In the past, he has threatened ...
02 Jul, 2024, 03.08 AM ISTFrance elections: France's exceptionally high-stakes election has begun, far-right leads pre-election polls France elections: Voters in mainland France start casting ballots in a critical legislative election that may lead to far-right control, impacting Europe's financial markets, support for Ukraine, and the management of France's nuclear arsenal and gl...
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Increasing cost of nuclear weapons; amount spent in 5 years can feed 45 million people suffering due to famines In a report that has been released, the high cost of nuclear weapons is taking a toll on many countries. Countries are continuing to expand their nuclear arsenal and this is leading to increasing costs. There are 12,000-13,000 nuclear war heads in t...
28 Jun, 2024, 12.17 AM ISTChina's nuclear force now three times larger than India's: SIPRI data China is rapidly increasing its nuclear arsenal, now boasting 500 warheads, triple that of India. This expansion reflects heightened geopolitical tensions and a global trend toward modernizing nuclear capabilities. The Stockholm International Peace ...
19 Jun, 2024, 07.26 PM IST9 nuclear-armed nations including India continued to modernise N-arsenals in 2023: SIPRI The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that nine nuclear-armed nations, including the US, Russia, France, China, India, and Pakistan, continued to modernize their nuclear arsenals in 2023. China notably increased its n...
17 Jun, 2024, 05.51 PM ISTWatchdog: Nuclear-armed nations are deepening reliance on nuclear weapons In 2023, the world's nine nuclear-armed states continued modernizing their arsenals, deepening reliance on nuclear deterrence, per the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Amid rising geopolitical tensions, nuclear spending surg...
17 Jun, 2024, 11.15 AM ISTRussia rehearses delivering tactical nuclear weapons with dummy warheads Russia conducted drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, deploying dummy warheads to storage points and an airfield amid escalating tensions with the West over Ukraine. President Putin ordered these exercises, which involved multiple military dis...
13 Jun, 2024, 05.37 PM ISTNuclear weapons are controlled by AI? Here’s what US official tells Russia, China America's concerned about use of AI in nuclear technology. The US has exhorted China and the Russian Federation to commit against use of AI in operations of nuclear arsenal.
03 May, 2024, 01.49 AM ISTIran’s better, stealthier drones are remaking global warfare Iran's drone technology is reshaping global conflicts, with drones based on Iranian designs being used in various countries, including Sudan, Syria, and Ukraine. These drones, like the Zagel-3 based on Iran's Ababil model, are becoming increasingly ...
09 Apr, 2024, 02.05 PM ISTRussia's nuclear arsenal: How big is it, and who controls it? Vladimir Putin's warning about Russia's nuclear readiness has sparked global concern. With the world's largest nuclear warhead stockpile at about 5,580 warheads, Russia's nuclear policy allows their use in response to attacks using nuclear or other ...
13 Mar, 2024, 01.21 PM ISTHere's how Agni-5 Divyastra can fool the enemy by delivering multiple nuclear warheads India's recent test of the Agni-5 missile with MIRV technology demonstrates its commitment to enhancing its strategic deterrence capabilities. The test highlighted the complexity of MIRV technology and India's intent to strengthen its nuclear deterr...
12 Mar, 2024, 02.49 PM ISTIndia tests hard-to-beat nuclear missile with multiple warheads India successfully test fired the new version of its long-range Agni-V nuclear missile, equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. The missile has indigenous avionics systems and high accuracy sensor packages...
12 Mar, 2024, 10.58 AM ISTPutin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets President Vladimir Putin warned Western nations against sending troops to Ukraine, suggesting such actions could lead to nuclear war. Putin accused the West of trying to weaken Russia and emphasized Russia's ability to strike Western targets. He spe...
29 Feb, 2024, 04.53 PM ISTSouth Koreans want their own nukes. That could roil one of the world's most dangerous regions The alliance with the United States has allowed South Korea to build a powerful democracy, its citizens confident that Washington would protect them if Pyongyang ever acted on its dream of unifying the Korean Peninsula under its own rule.
30 Nov, 2023, 12.34 PM ISTIndia and Pakistan's nuclear arsenal expansion and modernization plans unveiled in new report India and Pakistan are increasing their nuclear arsenals and developing new nuclear delivery systems, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri). India's focus is shifting towards longer-range weapons, incl...
10 Oct, 2023, 03.19 PM ISTNuclear states modernize their weapons, Chinese arsenal is growing SIPRI estimated that of the total global inventory of 12,512 warheads in January 2023, some 9,576 were in military stockpiles for potential use which was 86 more than in January 2022.
12 Jun, 2023, 05.06 PM ISTChina expands nuclear arsenal as global tensions grow: Study The total amount of nuclear warheads among the nine nuclear powers -- Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia and the United States -- was down to 12,512 at the outset of 2023, from 12,710 at the start of 2022, according...
12 Jun, 2023, 08.36 AM ISTNATO's new member Finland to take part in nuclear planning Finland will take part in the work of NATO's nuclear planning group, which reviews and sets the alliance's nuclear policy, and could join support functions for NATO nuclear operations outside its own territory, Director General for Defence Policy Ja...
13 Apr, 2023, 05.25 PM ISTRussia's nuclear arsenal: How big and who controls it? President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered a nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine, suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing new strategic systems had been put on combat duty and warning that Moscow could resume nuclear te...
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