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Iran's Message As US, Israel Hunt For 400kg Of Near-Weapons Grade Uranium
Iran still has stocks of enriched uranium - which is used to make nuclear weapons - and 'the game is not over', sources close to the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told news agency AFP Tuesday.
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Nuclear States Spent $100 Billion On Weapons In 2024: Report
Nuclear-armed states spent more than $100 billion on their atomic arsenals last year, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said Friday, lamenting the lack of democratic oversight of such spending.
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US, China Resume Nuclear Talks After 5 Years Amid Taiwan Conflict
The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing's representatives telling U.S. counterparts that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan.
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"Nuclear Arms Race Underway": Atomic Weapons Spending Soars Amid Global Tensions
Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they modernised their stockpiles amid growing geopolitical tensions, two reports showed on Monday.
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Role Of Nuclear Arms More Prominent Amid Geopolitical Tensions: Researchers
The role of atomic weapons has become more prominent and nuclear states are modernising arsenals as geopolitical relations deteriorate, researchers said Monday, urging world leaders to "step back and reflect".
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MQ-9B Sale Will Provide India With Enhanced Maritime Security: US
The sale of General Atomics MQ9-B armed drones would provide India with an enhanced maritime security and domain awareness capability, the United States has said.
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Joe Biden And PM Modi To Announce Armed Drones Deal: White House
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will on Thursday announce a mega deal on the purchase of General Atomics MQ-9 "Reaper" armed drones by India, the White House has said.
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Biden Vows To Use "All Power" To Stop Iran Atomic Bomb In New US-Israel Pact
The US and Israel signed a new security pact Thursday reinforcing their common front against Iran, as President Joe Biden vowed to use "all" American power to stop Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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Amid Climate Crisis, Nuclear Power Finally Has "Seat At Table": UN Agency
For more than two decades, promoters and purveyors of nuclear energy felt shunned at UN climate change conferences. At the COP26 summit underway in Glasgow, however, they have been welcomed with open arms, the UN's top nuclear regulator told AFP.
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At Nagasaki, Pope Francis Condemns "Unspeakable Horror" Of Nuclear Weapons
Pope Francis railed against the use of nuclear weapons and the growing arms trade on Sunday as he paid tribute to the "unspeakable horror" suffered by victims of the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
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Trump Says He, Putin Discussed New Nuclear Pact Possibly Including China
U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Friday the possibility of a new accord limiting nuclear arms that could eventually include China in what would be a major deal between the globe's top three atomic powers.
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Pak-American Father-Son Duo Jailed For Illegally Helping Pakistan's Army
A Pakistani-American father-son duo has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a US court for illegally exporting banned items to the Pakistan military, particularly to its atomic energy and space agencies.
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West Used Lizards For Nuclear Spying In Iran: Ayatollah Khamenei's Adviser
The former chief-of-staff of Iran's armed forces said Tuesday that Western spies had used lizards which could "attract atomic waves" to spy on the country's nuclear programme.
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Donald Trump Wants To 'De-Nuke The World', Says It's Worlds Biggest Threat
Nuclear weapons pose the greatest threat to the world, US President Donald Trump has said as he favoured a complete elimination of atomic arms by all countries possessing it including Pakistan, China and Russia.
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Donald Trump 'Arms Race' Comment Sows More Doubt On Nuclear Policy
US President-elect Donald Trump sowed more doubt about his position on nuclear proliferation on Friday, reportedly welcoming an arms race even as his spokesman insisted that an atomic weapons build-up was not likely to happen.
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Iran's Message As US, Israel Hunt For 400kg Of Near-Weapons Grade Uranium
Iran still has stocks of enriched uranium - which is used to make nuclear weapons - and 'the game is not over', sources close to the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told news agency AFP Tuesday.
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Nuclear States Spent $100 Billion On Weapons In 2024: Report
Nuclear-armed states spent more than $100 billion on their atomic arsenals last year, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said Friday, lamenting the lack of democratic oversight of such spending.
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US, China Resume Nuclear Talks After 5 Years Amid Taiwan Conflict
The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing's representatives telling U.S. counterparts that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan.
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"Nuclear Arms Race Underway": Atomic Weapons Spending Soars Amid Global Tensions
Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they modernised their stockpiles amid growing geopolitical tensions, two reports showed on Monday.
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Role Of Nuclear Arms More Prominent Amid Geopolitical Tensions: Researchers
The role of atomic weapons has become more prominent and nuclear states are modernising arsenals as geopolitical relations deteriorate, researchers said Monday, urging world leaders to "step back and reflect".
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MQ-9B Sale Will Provide India With Enhanced Maritime Security: US
The sale of General Atomics MQ9-B armed drones would provide India with an enhanced maritime security and domain awareness capability, the United States has said.
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Joe Biden And PM Modi To Announce Armed Drones Deal: White House
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will on Thursday announce a mega deal on the purchase of General Atomics MQ-9 "Reaper" armed drones by India, the White House has said.
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Biden Vows To Use "All Power" To Stop Iran Atomic Bomb In New US-Israel Pact
The US and Israel signed a new security pact Thursday reinforcing their common front against Iran, as President Joe Biden vowed to use "all" American power to stop Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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Amid Climate Crisis, Nuclear Power Finally Has "Seat At Table": UN Agency
For more than two decades, promoters and purveyors of nuclear energy felt shunned at UN climate change conferences. At the COP26 summit underway in Glasgow, however, they have been welcomed with open arms, the UN's top nuclear regulator told AFP.
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At Nagasaki, Pope Francis Condemns "Unspeakable Horror" Of Nuclear Weapons
Pope Francis railed against the use of nuclear weapons and the growing arms trade on Sunday as he paid tribute to the "unspeakable horror" suffered by victims of the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
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Trump Says He, Putin Discussed New Nuclear Pact Possibly Including China
U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Friday the possibility of a new accord limiting nuclear arms that could eventually include China in what would be a major deal between the globe's top three atomic powers.
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Pak-American Father-Son Duo Jailed For Illegally Helping Pakistan's Army
A Pakistani-American father-son duo has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a US court for illegally exporting banned items to the Pakistan military, particularly to its atomic energy and space agencies.
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West Used Lizards For Nuclear Spying In Iran: Ayatollah Khamenei's Adviser
The former chief-of-staff of Iran's armed forces said Tuesday that Western spies had used lizards which could "attract atomic waves" to spy on the country's nuclear programme.
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Donald Trump Wants To 'De-Nuke The World', Says It's Worlds Biggest Threat
Nuclear weapons pose the greatest threat to the world, US President Donald Trump has said as he favoured a complete elimination of atomic arms by all countries possessing it including Pakistan, China and Russia.
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Donald Trump 'Arms Race' Comment Sows More Doubt On Nuclear Policy
US President-elect Donald Trump sowed more doubt about his position on nuclear proliferation on Friday, reportedly welcoming an arms race even as his spokesman insisted that an atomic weapons build-up was not likely to happen.
