PAKISTAN is “blackmailing the West” with fears that it could allow its nuclear programme to fall into the wrong hands if aid is cut, experts claimed last night. It follows a recent decision by the US to target Islamabad’s nuclear program with
Russia issued a fresh, terrifying warning to NATO after Poland said to be “ready” to place nuclear warheads on its territory. Sergey Ryabkov, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, told the Western military alliance that the deployment of nuclear weapons near his country’s
Iran would need only “half a day” to enrich enough uranium to 90 percent of its purity to create nuclear warheads, according to a top Iranian official. Tehran has continued to update and expand its nuclear progamme following the collapse of an
Fears Iran could be close to developing a nuclear weapon have soared after a global watchdog warned the Islamic Republic’s recent nuclear activity “raises eyebrows”. Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned that Iran could be
Russia has raised fears it may plan a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space just months after it reportedly obtained anti-satellite weapons. The country’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, vetoed on April 24 a resolution sponsored by the US
A team of experts from the U.N. nuclear agency inspected the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Wednesday for a review of its ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific. A temporary blackout at the plant due to a mishap
North Korea’s missile test on Monday was in fact a drill to test nuclear force preparedness, according to local media. The incident raised alarms around the region after several short-range ballistic missiles were launched near Pyongyang and flew approximately 185 miles before
Russia is on the verge of a major nuclear catastrophe, after flood waters penetrated uranium wells in the Urals. The Dobrovolnoye uranium mine is located in the Kurgan region of eastern Russia, not far from the Kazakhstan border. The uranium field is
Poland’s pitch to host nuclear weapons cou,d result in increased tensions between NATO and Russia, and even cause the “end of the world, it has been claimed. Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview on Monday: “If our allies decide to
North Korea ran simulated nuclear counterstrikes against unspecified foreign enemies on Monday, according to state media. The rocket launches were conducted under the supervision of supreme leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location within the small region surrounding the capital city