From Ukraine to India, reminders of the urgent need to work towards a denuclearised world

The journey from nuclear power to denuclearisation requires us to be cognisant of the horrors of radioactive life in which breathing itself is undemocratic.

Aleks Wansbrough

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Om Prakash Dwivedi

· Mar 29, 2022 · 09:00 am

While no one was watching, India worked to position itself as a responsible nuclear-powered nation

India has overcome international obstacles to develop its nuclear arsenal.

Debalina Ghoshal

· Feb 03, 2018 · 07:30 pm

North Korea says it will ‘never give up’ nuclear weapons as long as the US continues its ‘blackmail’

Pyongyang claimed it faced constant ‘nuclear threat and war drills’ by Washington and its ‘vassal forces’.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 30, 2017 · 07:41 pm

North Korea fires ballistic missile that can reach all of US, Kim Jong-un declares nuclear statehood

The launch came days after Washington imposed fresh sanctions on Pyongyang.

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· Nov 29, 2017 · 07:37 am

North Korea H-bomb test: United States wants UN vote on new sanctions and oil embargo

America wants the UNSC to impose an oil embargo on North Korea, ban its textile exports, hiring of its labourers abroad, and to freeze Kim Jong Un’s assets.

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· Sep 09, 2017 · 02:50 pm

Watch: How North Korea’s aggressive nuclear programme has put the world on edge

A brief history of the country’s rising nuclear ambition and how it impacts us all.

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· May 04, 2017 · 08:00 pm

Donald Trump says ‘major, major conflict possible’ with North Korea: Report

The US President said his administration would love to solve the standoff over nuclear weapons diplomatically, but that it was difficult.

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· Apr 28, 2017 · 08:27 am

Not just Trump: Indo-Pak tensions have also pushed the nuclear Doomsday Clock closer to midnight

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists says the world is closer to catastrophe than at any time since 1953.

Kumar Sundaram

· Jan 31, 2017 · 06:30 am

North Korea’s nuclear test deepens Chinese dilemma

While Pyongyang continues to be a troublemaker, Beijing can ill afford to abandon its neighbour for historic and geopolitical reasons.

Shim Jae Hoon

· Jan 10, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Fewer nuclear warheads? Why India shouldn’t worry

Having more warheads than your opponent does not necessarily translate to greater security.

Gaurav Jeyaraman and Abheet S. Sethi, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 13, 2015 · 09:28 pm