Tag: nuclear programme
Pyongyang has not stopped nuclear programme: UN report
UNITED NATIONS: North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes in violation of United Nations sanctions, according to a confidential UN report...
Pakistan implementing international standards on nuclear safety, assures FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has assured the International Atomic Energy Agency that it is voluntarily implementing the Guideline and Code of Conduct on the Import and...
Iran claims Western tourists use lizards and chameleons to spy on...
The former chief-of-staff of Iran's armed forces said on Tuesday that Western spies had used lizards which could “attract atomic waves” to spy on...
Putin, Trump discuss North Korea’s nuclear programme on phone
WASHINGTON: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear program in a phone call Thursday, in which the US president...
Kim Jong Un trades missiles for tractors during testing lull
SEOUL: After a summer filled with flaming rockets and an earth-shaking nuclear blast, North Korea’s state media is portraying Kim Jong Un as a...
Washington drawing up fresh plans to bolster US nuclear arsenal
The Trump administration is working on a nuclear weapons policy that is intended to mark a decisive end to the era of post-cold war...
US will not accept a nuclear North Korea: Defence Secy Mattis
SEOUL: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis issued a stern warning to North Korea on Saturday and said that despite North Korea’s ongoing missile and...
Japan urges world to put pressure on N Korea to abandon...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Thursday for the world to put the “greatest possible pressure” on North Korea to abandon its nuclear missile programme.
“The international...
China rejects report of aiding Pakistan’s nuclear program
China rejected a report by the Center for Science and Security Studies at King’s College, the UK that it continues to aid Pakistan’s nuclear...
Indian PM Modi kept convincing Obama to restrict Pakistan’s nuclear programme
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to convince US President Barack Obama to impose restrictions on Pakistan’s nuclear programme, media reports said on Thursday.
According to...
Pakistan’s nuclear programme only for self-defence, says Aizaz Chaudhry
Pakistan’s nuclear programme is for self-defence and deterrence and is aimed to preserve strategic stability in the region, said Foreign Secretary Syed Aizaz Chaudhry.
While...
North Korea in focus as Washington nuclear summit kicks off
North Korea’s nuclear defiance will feature prominently during the first day of a major security summit hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington Thursday.
Obama...
North Korea faces new sanctions by Obama after launch of nuclear...
President Barack Obama imposed sweeping new sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday intended to further isolate the country's leadership after recent actions by Pyongyang...
No compromise on country’s nuclear programme: Sartaj
Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that national security is the top priority of the government and there will be no compromise...