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Pakistan PM Sharif: 1998 nuclear tests ensured 'credible minimum deterrence'

May 28, 2024 12:32 pm

Pakistan became the seventh nuclear nation in the world and the first Muslim state in 1998 having the nuclear arsenal in its defence stockpile to exercise deterrence.

49 yrs ago, the Buddha had 'finally smiled': A lowdown on India's first nuke test

May 18, 2023 1:26 pm

Operation Smiling Buddha was touted as a "peaceful nuclear explosion" with "few military implications," possibly in an attempt to allay the uneasiness of the international community.

A N Korea nuclear test over the Pacific? Experts say logical, terrifying

September 22, 2017 7:23 pm

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho suggested leader Kim Jong Un was considering testing "an unprecedented scale hydrogen bomb" over the Pacific in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threat.

Most South Koreans doubt North will start a war: Poll

September 08, 2017 2:44 pm

Gallup Korea began asking South Koreans the question in 1992, and the percentage of respondents this time who thought the North would not start a war was the second highest since then.

Donald Trump calls North Korea 'a rogue nation' after nuke test: How standoff escalated between two rival nations

September 03, 2017 7:05 pm

"North Korea is a rogue nation which has become a great threat and embarrassment to China, which is trying to help but with little success," he said in another tweet.

North Korea nuclear test 'extremely regrettable': UN watchdog

September 03, 2017 4:58 pm

"Today's nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is an extremely regrettable act," International Atomic Energy Agency head Yukiya Amano said in a statement.

South Korea confirms North preparing for fifth nuclear test

April 18, 2016 10:12 am

Numerous analysts have suggested the regime might carry out a fifth nuclear test as a display of defiance and strength just before the congress opens.

North Korea nuclear test did not increase technical capability: US

January 20, 2016 8:01 am

Nuclear experts say North Korea likely gained data and practical know-how from the test. They reject North Korea's assertion that it detonated a hydrogen bomb.

North Korea nuclear blast shows 'uncanny resemblance' to last test: Analyst

January 08, 2016 12:55 pm

The data indicates Wednesday's test used an "identical design", the analyst said.

North Korea issues its latest nuclear threat

May 10, 2014 3:23 pm

North Korea has clarified its resolute stand, would carry nuclear test to protect the sovereignty and dignity of country.

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