Nuclear Arms

Vladimir Putin announces Russia’s suspension from New START: What is this nuclear arms treaty?

Vladimir Putin in his nearly two-hour address declared that the nation was suspending participation in the New START treaty. The pact, capping the number of strategic nuclear warheads that Washington and Moscow can deploy, was initially signed by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in 2010

Donald Trump ‘open to talk’ to Iran amid mounting tensions over nuclear arms, accuses John Kerry of being in touch with Tehran

US president Donald Trump said Thursday that he is open to talks with the Iranian leadership, amid mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran.

UN chief Antonio Guterres warns against 'sleepwalking' into war with North Korea, calls for peaceful denuclearisation

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned the world against "sleepwalking into war" over North Korea

Donald Trump assures full support to Japan after North Korea tests ballistic missile

US President Donald Trump on Saturday assured its "great ally" Japan of America's full support after North Korea in an apparent provocation test fired a ballistic missile, which was denounced by the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as "absolutely intolerable."

US shouldn't sell nuclear armed F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan: Republican leader

With the Obama Administration contemplating selling F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, the top Republican leadership has expressed concern over it.

UN chief urges conference on nuclear-free Mideast

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged to hold a conference on establishing a nuclear-weapons-free-zone in the Middle East this year.

N-Korea defends missile tests, warns 'gangster' United States

North Korea's top military body today defended its recent missile tests as a legitimate exercise in self-defence, and said South Korean and US charges of provocation were malicious and hypocritical.

India committed to world free of nuclear weapons: Khurshid

Nuclear terrorism and clandestine proliferation continue to pose a serious threat to international security and there is a need to strengthen international nuclear security architecture, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said.

'Syria renouncing nuclear arms shows strength'

Syria's acceptance of a proposal to relinquish its chemical weapons stockpile should not be interpreted as a concession or sign of weakness, a senior government official said today.