ET Defence Bulletin: Stories you should not miss (October 18, 2016)
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1) China blocked India's attempts to name JeM and LeT in the Goa Declaration, but what has hurt the government more, is Russia's disinclination to argue India's case.
2) India is finally close to operationalising its long-awaited nuclear weapons triad -the capability to launch nukes from land, air and sea.
3) The Intelligence Bureau has advised the oil ministry to step up safety shield at important energy installations after it intercepted a conversation in which a Pakistani spy was heard extracting information from an oil industry executive.
4) Besides signing agreements on major defence deals, India and Russia also agreed on improving the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile and the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft.
5) India's deadliest future weapons explained, power of stealth and destruction in its hands.
6) The US has refrained from making any comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks calling Pakistan as the "mothership" of terrorism.
7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday compared the surgical strikes by the Indian Army to swift military retaliatory action by the Israel army on terror outfits.
8) Brazil has assured India that it will work with other members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on Delhi’s bid for membership of the elite club.
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