Tag: nuclear test

20th anniversary of nuclear tests today

ISLAMABAD: Youm-e-Takbeer is being observed today, to mark the 20th anniversary of Pakistan's historic nuclear tests. It was on this day in 1998 that Pakistan was...

Warning of atmospheric nuclear test threat should be taken ‘literally’: N...

WASHINGTON: The recent warning from North Korea’s foreign minister of a possible atmospheric nuclear test over the Pacific Ocean should be taken literally, a...

Most South Koreans doubt North Korea will start a war

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North Korea has ratcheted up international tension and fear with its sixth and largest nuclear test on Sunday, but South Koreans feel...

UNSC meets in wake of North Korea’s nuclear test

The United Nations Security Council meets in New York on Monday to discuss consequences in the wake of North Korea's nuclear detonation. The meeting is...

BRICS leaders meet in shadow of China-India tensions

MUMBAI: The future of the BRICS looks toxic. China and India stepped back from a border dispute just in time for a summit of the...

North Korea ready for another nuclear test any time: South Korea

North Korea is ready to conduct an additional nuclear test at any time, South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Monday, three days after the...

Pakistan had the ability to conduct a nuclear test in 1984,...

Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme, said Pakistan had the ability and had planned to conduct a nuclear test in 1984,...

North Korea video shows rocket attack on South’s president

An official North Korean website has released a new propaganda video portraying a multiple rocket attack on South Korea’s presidential Blue House and other...