US says China 'massively expanded' nuclear arsenalWashington said the lapsing earlier this month of New START -- the last treaty between top nuclear powers the United States and Russia -- p...
23 Feb, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
US accuses China of secret nuclear testing as it calls for broad new arms treaty after New STARTAmerica has accused China of conducting a secret nuclear test in 2020. This comes as a key arms control treaty between the US and Russia ha...
06 Feb, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
'34 million dead in just hours, Europe will be destroyed': A simulation reveals what a US–Russia nuclear war would look likeA Princeton University simulation shows how a single low-yield nuclear weapon could rapidly spiral into a full-scale US–Russia nuclear war,...
08 Jan, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
Russia launches Khabarovsk nuclear submarine equipped with Poseidon doomsday drone capable of wiping out coastal nationsRussia has launched the nuclear-powered submarine Khabarovsk, a significant naval advancement. This vessel is designed to carry the Poseido...
03 Nov, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
South Korea to deploy its most powerful non-nuclear ‘bunker buster’ missile, Hyunmoo-5 that can reach China or Russia to counter North Korean nukesSouth Korea is now mass-producing its powerful Hyunmoo-5 missile. This weapon, carrying a heavy warhead, will be deployed by year-end. It a...
18 Oct, 2025, 08.13 AM IST
Hiding in the shadows: How Russia’s reviving Cold War tricks to keep its nuclear threat movingRussia’s nuclear infra is growing in the shadows. Satellite images reveal extensive construction at five sites, from Belarus to Kamchatka, ...
16 Jul, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
China discloses chilling details of monstrous DF-5B missiles with nukes 200 times destructive than Hiroshima bomb, capable of striking the entire USChina revealed details of its DF-5B ICBM. This move highlights China's nuclear capabilities. The missile can strike the US. Tensions are ri...
07 Jun, 2025, 10.50 AM 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
How real are Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats in Ukraine?While the West dismisses that as a scare tactic, a top Putin lieutenant upped the ante by boldly saying the U.S. and its NATO allies wouldn...
29 Sep, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
The smaller bombs that could turn Ukraine into a nuclear war zoneToday, both Russia and the United States have nuclear arms that are much less destructive - their power just fractions of the Hiroshima bom...
22 Mar, 2022, 07.47 AM 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
US says China may have conducted low-level nuclear test blastsUS concerns about Beijing's possible breaches of a "zero yield" standard for test blasts have been prompted by activities at China's Lop Nu...
17 Apr, 2020, 06.05 PM IST
US adds 'low yield' nuclear weapon to its submarine arsenalIt is the first major addition to the strategic nuclear arsenal in recent decades and is a departure from the Obama administration's policy...
04 Feb, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
Military failure could push Pakistan to initiate nuclear attack against IndiaA "limited" nuclear exchange involving detonation over ten major cities in India and Pakistan would kill or severely injure over four milli...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.33 PM IST
North Korean nuclear test and Pakistan in border, a lethal cocktail for IndiaThe worry today is if North Korea has done a nuclear test based on plutonium-based device, then it may share the findings with Pakistan.
12 Jul, 2018, 08.06 PM IST
- US raises concerns over Pakistan nuke threat to India
The report says the Pakistani government may consider fielding lower-yield nuclear weapons to increase the credibility of its nuclear deter...
31 Jul, 2011, 07.34 AM IST
- Pakistan's new missile aimed at India's 'Cold Start' doctrine: Experts
Pakistan's new short-range nuclear-capable Hatf-9 missile is primarily aimed at deterring India's purported Cold Start military doctrine th...
20 Apr, 2011, 06.12 PM IST