Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor reaches criticality, boosts India’s nuclear programme: Dr SC ChetalA key figure in India’s fast breeder nuclear programme has highlighted the significance of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achiev...
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Iran heavy water plant 'damaged' after Israeli strike, UN nuclear watchdog saysIran's heavy water production plant at Khondab has sustained severe damage and is no longer operational following an attack on March 27, ac...
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Russia moves to withdraw from plutonium agreement with the United StatesRussia's parliament has approved leaving a key nuclear arms pact with the United States. This agreement, signed in 2000, aimed to reduce la...
08 Oct, 2025, 04.05 PM IST
Russian control of Chernobyl may have been aimed against alleged Ukrainian plan to produce nukesUkraine was allegedly making plans to produce 8-10 nuclear bombs with the available plutonium with support from certain foreign powers, sou...
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China nuclear reprocessing to create stockpiles of weapons-level materials: ExpertsChina is developing advanced fast reactors and reprocessing facilities as it seeks to reduce dependency on coal, which emits emissions harm...
25 Mar, 2021, 05.27 PM IST
India has 75-125 nuclear weapons: US reportDespite many hurdles, India has managed over several decades to put in place a relatively large nuclear weapons production complex, a US re...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.12 PM IST
Nuclear disarmament: Marshall Islands of 70,000 people, takes India to courtMarshall Islands, which received over $700 million in compensation from the US in the last century for adverse effects of nuclear weapons t...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
India's nuclear power programmes among largest in developing nations: US-based reportNotably, Albright had led anti-India campaign both at the Congress and among the think-tanks against the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
03 Nov, 2015, 03.42 AM IST
Pakistan's fourth nuclear reactor at Khushab now appears operationalPakistan's nuclear arsenal is increasing at a pace faster than any other country and now is reported to have more nuclear weapons than that...
17 Jan, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
Pakistan aims to develop smaller lighter nuclear warheads: ReportPakistan is expected to surpass Britain's nuclear stockpiles in a decade, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist said.
15 Jan, 2013, 12.34 PM IST
India currently has 80 to 100 nuclear warheads: US expertsIndia is not converting all its weapons-grade plutonium into war heads, two top American nuclear scientists have claimed.
24 Jul, 2012, 01.04 PM IST
- Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme expanding at rapid pace, soon to have fourth reactor for plutonium production: Report
According to new satellite imagery obtained by Newsweek magazine, Pak is "aggressively accelerating construction" at the Khushab nuclear si...
16 May, 2011, 12.16 PM IST
- Pak has 110 N-weapons to edge ahead of India: US Report
Pakistan has doubled its nuclear arms stockpile to 110 warheads, developing new weapons to deliver them and significantly accelerating prod...
31 Jan, 2011, 01.54 PM IST
- Pak's new nuclear reactors will increase weapon production 7-fold: SIPRI
Pakistan has 60 nuclear warheads and with two new plutonium reactors nearing completion in Khusab, its weapons grade plutonium production w...
02 Jun, 2010, 08.11 PM IST
- 'Pak busy increasing nuke stockpile'
Pak has stockpile of 70 to 90 nuclear warheads & is enhancing its arsenal.
02 Sep, 2009, 02.24 AM IST
- Pak's 'India specific' nuke arsenal exposed
The report states that Pakistan is readying a new nuclear capable ballistic missile for deployment and two nuclear capable cruise missiles.
01 Sep, 2009, 06.45 PM IST
- Pakistan's building a nuke reactor, can fuel 50 bombs
Worrying new evidence suggests that Pakistan, with its proven record of proliferation, is intent on extending its nuclear ambitions.
25 Jul, 2006, 02.49 AM IST