nuclear policy

Pakistan sustained its nuclear programme despite economic turmoil: top U.S. intelligence official tells Congress

Pakistan sustained its nuclear modernisation efforts last year despite its economic turmoil as its c...

world | 5 months ago

UN atomic chief Rafael Grossi urges Iran to take ‘concrete’ steps for cooperation

UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi, visiting Iran on Tuesday, urged the country to adopt “concre...

world | 5 months ago

U.S. President Joe Biden signs law banning Russian uranium imports

U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law a ban on Russian enriched uranium on Monday, May 13, 2024, ...

world | 5 months ago

Iran expands nuclear capacities; faces criticism: IAEA

Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming w...

world | 4 months ago

Iran rebukes G7 statement over its nuclear programme escalation

Iran called upon the Group of Seven (G7) on June 16 to distance itself from "destructive policies of...

world | 4 months ago

Remembering Dhirendra Sharma, quintessential dissenter and academic-activist

With the passing away of Professor Dhirendra Sharma (1932-2024) in Dehradun this week, a highly cont...

science | 3 months ago

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as show of force against nuclear-armed North Korea

A nuclear-powered United States aircraft carrier arrived on June 22 in South Korea for a three-way e...

world | 3 months ago

The Science Quiz: The Russell-Einstein manifesto

Questions: 1. On July 9, 1955, British philosopher Bertrand Russell issued a manifesto that subseque...

science | 3 months ago

UK, U.S., South Korea warn of cyber op by North Korea to steal military, nuclear secrets

Britain, the United States and South Korea on July 26 issued a warning over a North Korea-backed glo...

world | 2 months ago

Nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal: Hiroshima Governor

Hiroshima officials urged world leaders on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) to stop relying on nuclear weapo...

world | 2 months ago

Australia, U.S., U.K. sign nuclear transfer deal for AUKUS submarines

Australia said on Monday (August 12, 2024) it had signed a deal to allow the exchange of nuclear sec...

world | 2 months ago

North Korea discloses uranium enrichment facility as Kim Jong Un calls for more nuclear weapons

North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium as sta...

world | 1 month ago

The AI boom may give Three Mile Island a new life supplying power to Microsoft’s data centres

The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said Friday that it plans to restar...

technology | 3 weeks ago

Google to buy power for AI needs from small modular nuclear reactor company Kairos

Alphabet's Google said on Monday it signed the world's first corporate agreement to buy power from m...

technology | 1 day ago