Arms Race

Hypersonic missiles are fuelling fears of a new arms race between US, Russia and China

The new-age missiles are launched by a rocket into Earth’s upper atmosphere at five times the speed of sound before manoeuvring towards a target.

Christoph Bluth, The Conversation
· Dec 06, 2021 · 09:30 pm
The unspoken risk of Quad and AUKUS: A bigger arms race in the Indo-Pacific

Amid Beijing’s push to modernise its defence capabilities, the Indo-Pacific region has been re-arming at rates faster than other parts of the world.

Tony Walker, The Conversation
· Sep 28, 2021 · 07:30 pm
China and the US are racing to develop AI weapons

Disruptive technology is fundamentally reshaping global security, and potentially laying the ground for a US-China conflict.

James Johnson, The Conversation
· Jun 22, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Why I opposed India's nuclear tests: journalist Praful Bidwai interviewed by Amitav Ghosh

The well-known commentator and anti-nuclear activist died in Amsterdam on Tuesday night.

Amitav Ghosh
· Jun 24, 2015 · 08:40 pm