Pakistan says ‘hostile posturing’ by India forced it to conduct nuclear tests in 1998

Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the first public testing of nuclear weapons by Pakistan.

Scroll Staff

· May 28, 2018 · 11:05 am

Donald Trump says Kim Jong-un can remain in power if he agrees to deal on nuclear programme

North Korea had said it might not attend the summit after a joint military exercise between the US and South Korea.

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· May 18, 2018 · 01:02 pm

India, China hold disarmament talks in Beijing but NSG standoff continues

Beijing has been blocking New Delhi’s entry into the 48-member group that regulates global trade in nuclear material.

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· Apr 11, 2018 · 10:32 am

Russia: Vladimir Putin unveils new nuclear arsenal that he claims can hit anywhere on earth

The range of weapons cannot be intercepted, the president said.

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· Mar 01, 2018 · 09:43 pm

No fire, just fury: Lack of consensus between China, US and Russia is emboldening North Korea

Kim Jong Un’s country is recklessly improving its nuclear arsenal. Cooperation among major powers is the only way forward.

Robert A Manning

· Sep 14, 2017 · 11:30 pm

How China can help avoid nuclear ‘fire and fury’ in North Korea

The most viable non-military solution to the standoff with North Korea is to get China to apply pressure. But that's not so easy.

Greg Wright, The Conversation

· Aug 12, 2017 · 08:30 pm

As North Korea’s nuclear threat grows and China refuses to intervene, US needs a new strategy

North Korea is using the threat of missiles and nuclear weapons to press for peace talks with the US, but that would leave South Korea out.

Shim Jae Hoon

· Aug 04, 2017 · 11:30 pm

North Korea is ‘primed and ready’ for nuclear test: Reports

If carried out, this will be the isolated country’s sixth test since 2006.

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· Apr 13, 2017 · 03:09 pm

Watch: Ever wondered how close you might be living to a nuclear bomb?

The answer's far, far scarier than you might hope.

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· Dec 03, 2016 · 04:00 pm

India's defence minister wishes he had the freedom to threaten pre-emptive nuclear strikes

Manohar Parrikar believes the No First Use doctrine is not unpredictable enough.

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· Nov 11, 2016 · 10:00 am

Despite ISIS, does the biggest threat to peace come from a nuclear-armed South Asia?

A reminder of the concerns for the region as Modi heads to the Nuclear Security Summit.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Apr 01, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Will the Iran deal give a fillip to nuclear nonproliferation?

China, Russia and the United States must cooperate on strengthening barriers against the spread of nuclear weapons.

Richard Weitz, YaleGlobal

· Jul 20, 2015 · 08:30 pm