Nuclear world war 3 happening soon? Why is UN panel fearing the worst?nine nuclear-armed states -- Russia, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea -- poss...
27 Apr, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
Ukraine's independence-era voices say Russia's effort to keep control has lasted decadesAs Ukraine marks 34 years of independence, key figures reflect on missed opportunities after the Soviet Union's collapse. Despite initial h...
24 Aug, 2025, 11.13 AM IST
Ukraine once had the world’s 3rd largest nuclear arsenal; but gave up its weapons for this reasonAfter the fall of the Soviet Union, Ukraine inherited the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal. However, the country chose to give up its ...
06 Mar, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
Will Ukraine nuke Russia if Donald Trump cuts aide? Reports say the country is just months away from building a nuclear bombUkraine stands at a critical crossroads, with a new report revealing that the country could develop a nuclear bomb within months if U.S. mi...
14 Nov, 2024, 07.47 PM IST
Nobel Peace Prize 2024 winner: All about Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese atomic bombing survivor group2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, a gro...
11 Oct, 2024, 03.32 PM IST
Hiroshima marks a-bomb anniversary, calls nuclear deterrence "folly"Japan marks the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima with its mayor using the occasion to urge the abolition of nuclear w...
06 Aug, 2023, 07.40 AM IST
G-7 Hiroshima summit: Who's attending, what will be discussed?The Group of Seven is an informal group of leading industrialised nations. It consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United...
19 May, 2023, 12.00 PM IST
G7 vows 'severe costs' for those helping Russia in UkraineEven the warning on offering support to Russia in Ukraine may be read as a message for China, echoing repeated statements from Western offi...
18 Apr, 2023, 09.57 AM IST
Russian envoy says nuclear powers may clash over UkraineRyabkov warned that "the U.S. and NATO policy of fueling the conflict in Ukraine" and their "increasing involvement in the military confron...
02 Mar, 2023, 06.37 PM IST
Russia won't be first to test nuclear device: deputy FM Sergei RyabkovRyabkov also accused the United States of providing intelligence on the location of strategic sites inside Russia to Ukraine, for it to att...
02 Mar, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
What's Vladimir Putin thinking? Tough to know for nuclear analystsThe White House has warned of "catastrophic consequences for Russia" if Vladimir Putin goes nuclear. But whether that will stay Putin's han...
04 Oct, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
Russia blocks final document at nuclear treaty conferenceIgor Vishnevetsky, deputy director of the Russian foreign ministry's non-proliferation and arms control department, told the delayed final ...
28 Aug, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
U.S. warns Moscow, Minsk against deploying nuclear arms in BelarusThe new constitution could see nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil for the first time since the country gave them up after the 1991 break-up...
03 Mar, 2022, 06.50 PM IST
Third World War, should it break out, will be 'nuclear and devastating', warns top Russian diplomatAlso, Lavrov stressed US President Joe Biden's remark that a third World War would be an alternative to Washington's tough sanctions agains...
02 Mar, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
Russia's Lavrov says there is a danger of Ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons"Ukraine still has Soviet technologies and the means of delivery of such weapons," Sergei Lavov told the Geneva-based Conference on Disarma...
01 Mar, 2022, 03.48 PM IST
What prompted Ukraine to give up its nuclear arsenal?About 5,000 nuclear arms, long-range missiles that carried up to 10 thermonuclear warheads in secret underground locations- Ukraine had it ...
27 Feb, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
Nuclear arms race is threatening world: UN disarmament chief Izumi NakamitsuIzumi Nakamitsu didn't name any countries but she was clearly referring to the United States and Russia, and possibly China, when she told ...
27 Feb, 2020, 12.09 PM IST