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What to know about Greenland's role in nuclear defense and Trump's 'Golden Dome'Greenland's strategic Arctic location places it at the heart of potential nuclear war flight paths, a key reason behind President Trump's p...23 Jan, 2026, 04.26 PM IST- China likely loaded more than 100 ICBMs in silo fields, Pentagon report saysChina missile: China is expanding and modernizing its weapons stockpile faster than any other nuclear-armed power. Beijing has described re...23 Dec, 2025, 07.38 AM IST
- As new arms race looms, China's nuclear arsenal up to 600 warheads now, estimates global think tank in annual inventory of world's weaponsA new nuclear arms race is emerging as China significantly increases its nuclear arsenal, adding 100 warheads in the past year, according t...16 Jun, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
- US just scrapped 450 nuclear missile silos, the reason is costThe US Air Force will construct new silos for its Sentinel ICBMs. This decision reverses the initial plan to upgrade existing Minuteman III...07 May, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
- China readying for war? PLA burrows underground and hardens air basesXi Jinping is prioritizing military readiness with extensive construction of a command complex near Beijing, securing military air bases, a...04 Feb, 2025, 10.24 AM IST
- Russia tests readiness of nuclear missile unitRussia has been testing the combat readiness of its Yars intercontinental ballistic missile unit in the Tver region, aiming to signal the W...18 Oct, 2024, 12.40 PM IST
- India to commission 3rd nuclear submarine in 6 months amidst longstanding border stand-off with ChinaIndia will commission its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridhaman, within six months, after inducting the second S...30 Aug, 2024, 05.12 PM IST
- North Korea aims to switch to solid-fuel missiles for faster launchesNorth Korea successfully conducted a test-fire of a new hypersonic missile, advancing leader Kim Jong Un's plan to utilize solid fuel acros...03 Apr, 2024, 10.37 AM IST
- China's rapidly expanding nuclear weapon stockpile remains opaqueChinese military spokesmen have neither confirmed nor denied the expansion of the ICBM force, and the authors of the Bulletin of the Atomic...27 Feb, 2024, 09.26 AM IST
- Fear and ambition propel Chinese President Xi Jinping's nuclear accelerationXi has expanded China's atomic arsenal faster than any other Chinese leader, bringing his country closer to the big league of the United St...04 Feb, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
- A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risksThe control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in se...10 Dec, 2023, 06.52 PM IST
- US, South Korea hold drills as North sub test-fires missilesThe reported launch details show Japan, including U.S. military bases in Okinawa, is within striking distance of the cruise missiles if the...13 Mar, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
- China's hypersonic missile 'went around the world' in July: Top US military officialThough the Chinese weapon missed its target by several kilometers, according to the Financial Times, the test marked the first time any cou...19 Nov, 2021, 03.46 PM IST
- United States warns China is building more nuclear missile silosThe expansion of China's nuclear force would likely factor into any U.S. calculations for potential military confrontations over flashpoint...30 Jul, 2021, 01.16 PM IST
- Second nuclear missile base found in China, signals ‘largest’ N-force expansionTogether with the discovery a few weeks ago of another silo field of similar size in Yumen, they suggested "the largest expansion of China'...28 Jul, 2021, 03.05 PM IST
- Decision on Minuteman to shape United States nuclear policy for decadesThe outcome of the fight likely will steer nuclear policy and strategy for decades to come. It could influence how U.S. allies in Europe an...12 May, 2021, 04.23 PM IST
- Pentagon estimates cost of new nuclear missiles at $95.8 billionThe weapons, known as intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, are intended as part of a near-total replacement of the American nucle...20 Oct, 2020, 08.33 AM IST
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