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In 1998, India planned 24 submarines by 2030, currently it has 16 and newest submarines are years awayIndia’s submarine fleet faces a growing replacement challenge, with 16 conventional diesel-electric boats in service and its target of 24 b...
- North Korea holds first underwater-launched missile tests in nearly 3 years
North Korea has conducted underwater-launched missile tests using a newly unveiled submarine in its eastern waters. The military aimed to d...
Satellite images show China building new class of submarine, India’s submarine plans comparedFresh satellite imagery of a Chinese submarine under construction has highlighted developments in Beijing’s nuclear-powered attack submarin...
Three nations, one union under strain: The long history behind United Kingdom's latest breakup threatThe United Kingdom formed through centuries of unions and legislation. Recent pacts highlight calls for constitutional change from devolved...
India has 190 nuclear warheads with potential to produce up to 225: ReportIndia is estimated to have assembled around 190 nuclear warheads, including more than 160 for operational launchers and additional warheads...
Kim Jong Un is threatening US, Japan and South Korea with its most advanced warship, a 5000-ton nuclear missile carrying destroyers; second warship commissioned as rivals launch drillsNorth Korea commissioned its second large destroyer, the Kang Kon, on September sixth. This vessel joins the Choe Hyon-class, representing ...
US, China arm for space warfare: Hunter satellites and orbital weaponsChina and the United States are developing advanced military space capabilities. Both nations are preparing for potential conflict extendin...
Why is North Korea ramping up criticism of Japan?North Korea criticizes Japan's military expansion and its alliances with the United States and South Korea. This rhetoric coincides with an...
The message behind the missile: Six signals sent by Agni-IV testIndia’s Strategic Forces Command conducted the 10th test of the Agni-IV ballistic missile, and its sixth user trial. Since Agni-IV is alrea...
Hiroshima 1945: Why the atomic explosion that transformed war, peace and global power still matters 80 years laterEight decades after the Hiroshima atomic bombing, the event remains a defining moment. The bombings accelerated World War II's end and init...
Trump declines to rule out underground nuclear testsPresident Trump announced the U.S. will resume nuclear testing, though specifics on underground tests remain unclear. This move, aimed at r...
Back to the future with Mr T's N-wordAs the specter of Cold War fears looms large once again, the US President has directed the Department of War to revisit nuclear weapons tes...
India successfully tests K-4 submarine-launched nuclear missile from INS ArighaatIndia has successfully tested its nuclear-capable K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) with a strike range of 3,500 km from the ...
US supercharges its nukes, amid rising threat from China, Russia and Middle East tensionsThe United States is modernizing its nuclear weapons arsenal due to increasing threats from countries like Russia, China, North Korea, and ...
Pakistan does not adhere to 'no first use' of nuclear weapons policy: ex-Army officialPakistan does not adhere to a "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons, clarified Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, Adviser to the Nationa...
Pakistan fires 'first submarine-launched nuclear-capable missile'"Pakistan eyes this hallmark development as a step towards reinforcing the policy of credible minimum deterrence," the military's media win...
- Agni V test: Important decisions about the country's deterrence doctrine must be made
Agni V missile test throws up challenging questions about the direction in which the country wants to take its nuclear weapons programme.
Make nuclear programme accountableIndia’s cosseted nuclear programme has been shielded from parliamentary scrutiny and CAG audit.
- Rajnath on NSG waiver: UPA has lost right to stay in office
BJP President Rajnath Singh alleged the UPA government has lost its moral right to continue in office after giving up the country's right t...
- Indo-US deal unacceptable, says BJP
Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Murli Manohar Joshi, who termed the proposed deal as "unacceptable", expressed the apprehensio...