Tag: Weapons

East Java, Indonesia – Umar Patek was released from prison last December after serving just over half of a 20-year jail sentence for the Bali holiday island bombings in 2002, which killed 202 people. He was also convicted for a series of bomb attacks on Christian churches on Christmas ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally lifted Russia's ban on nuclear weapons testing. Russia officially launched its process of withdrawal from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) last month, pointing out that the United States has signed but not ratified the agreement. Despite not having ratified the treaty, Washington has in ...

The drill took place hours after parliament’s upper house voted to revoke the country’s ratification of a global ban on nuclear testing.Russia’s military has conducted a “massive” retaliatory nuclear strike drill, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to revoke the country’s ratification of a global ban on ...

The United States issued a stark warning to Vladimir Putin by conducting a highly-explosive nuclear experiment at a test site in Nevada.It came within hours of Russian lawmakers announcing they will be pulling out of a treaty banning the test of atomic weapons claiming the move would put Russia ...

The position of regional powers in the Middle East regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons has been a matter of debate for years. Historical evidence suggests that having nuclear power in a region creates a strong incentive for other countries to acquire a similar nuclear deterrent. This is to establish ...

NEW YORK — When “geopolitical mistrust and competition” has pushed the nuclear risk to Cold War levels, total elimination of such weapons is the only route to a peaceful future, the UN chief has said.Secretary-General António Guterres issued his call in a statement marking the International Day for the ...

Budgam, Sept 26: In a joint operation by the Indian Army Jammu and Kashmir police and intelligence agencies, four suspects have been apprehended in Beerwah area in Budgam district.According to the Army, four suspected persons were caught on the intervening night of September 25-26. Three pistols and other war ...

In a joint operation by the Indian Army Jammu and Kashmir police and intelligence agencies, four suspects have been apprehended in Beerwah area in Budgam district.According to the Army, four suspected persons were caught on the intervening night of September 25-26. Three pistols and other war materials have also ...

Secretary-General António Guterres issued his call in a statement marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on Tuesday.He warned that hard-won progress over many decades to prevent the use, spread and testing of nuclear weapons is being undone, and called for nuclear disarmament and a strengthened ...

Washington was angered by Imran Khan’s government for its “aggressively neutral” stance on Ukraine, The Intercept reports The United States brokered a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to crisis-ridden Pakistan in exchange for a secret arms deal, The Intercept reported on Sunday. The outlet, citing sources “with ...