AI at war: The new arms raceArtificial Intelligence is revolutionising modern combat, as evidenced by Ukraine's deployment of intelligent drones and Iran's military st...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
US Israel-Iran War Day 45: Trump orders Hormuz blockade, US warns of 'limited' strikes; Iran hits back as oil tops $100Israel Iran War Day 45 News: The Iran-Israel war escalates as the US imposes a naval blockade on Iranian ports, impacting global oil market...
14 Apr, 2026, 02.05 AM IST
India commissions third nuclear-powered submarine INS AridamanIndia has commissioned INS Aridaman, its third nuclear-powered submarine. This indigenously built vessel is the nation's largest submarine....
03 Apr, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Kim Jong Un calls for bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missilesNorth Korea announced that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two missile types, one with a super-large conventional warhead...
19 Sep, 2024, 06.43 AM IST
From Cold War to Hot Nukes: Could the US or China win a full-scale nuclear war?The Centre for a New American Security's exercise on a 2032 Sino-American nuclear war scenario over Taiwan reveals alarming insights. China...
28 Aug, 2024, 04.51 PM IST
What are tactical nuclear weapons and why did Russia order drills?Moscow's announcement of tactical nuclear weapons drills, amid Putin's reminders of Russia's nuclear might, showcases their political messa...
06 May, 2024, 06.58 PM 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
Leader of Belarus says he wouldn't hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel aggression"God forbid I have to make a decision to use those weapons today, but there would be no hesitation if we face an aggression," Lukashenko, k...
13 Jun, 2023, 09.35 PM IST
North Korea says it tested new nuclear underwater attack drone: KCNADuring the drill, the North Korean drone cruised underwater for over 59 hours and detonated in waters off its east coast on Thursday, the K...
24 Mar, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast: Seoul's militaryIn recent months, North Korea has test-fired a barrage of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles including last month's launch of its developme...
18 Dec, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
Explainer-What makes a nuclear weapon 'tactical'?There is no universal definition of such weapons, and analysts note that the use of any type of nuclear device would break the "nuclear tab...
12 Oct, 2022, 01.49 PM IST
Indigenous sub, Arihant, completes India's nuclear triadThe country's first indigenously-constructed nuclear submarine INS Arihant (which means annihilator of enemies), propelled by an 83 MW pres...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.23 PM IST
Pakistan ahead in nuclear warheads but India confident of its deterrence capabilityPakistan now has 140-150 nuclear warheads compared to India’s 130-140, with China hovering around 280, as per the latest assessment of the ...
19 Jun, 2018, 11.16 AM IST
- New missile can carry nuclear warhead: Pyongyang
Pyongyang, July 5 (IANS) The North Korean regime said on Wednesday that the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) it launched on Tu...
05 Jul, 2017, 10.42 AM IST
Hiroshima, 70 years after: Nuclear weapons haven't been used for last 7 decades, our luck could run out next decadeThe post-Cold War reality is that the nuclear weapon is perceived as the great equaliser and the ultimate shield against major power interv...
06 Aug, 2015, 11.43 AM IST
India's nuclear submarine Arihant flagged off for sea trialsOnce inducted, the submarine will help the country complete its nuclear triad giving it the capability to respond to nuclear strikes from s...
15 Dec, 2014, 10.40 PM IST
- In a year, India will have nuclear triad: Navy chief
Only three countries, US, Russia and China, can be said to have fully-operational nuclear weapon triads -- the capability to fire nuclear-t...
03 Dec, 2010, 08.32 AM IST