Pakistan alleged India of diverting imported nuclear materials acquired under Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) waiver to make weapons. “Pakistan has been underscoring for decades the risks of diversion by India of imported nuclear fuel, equipment and technology, received pursuant to civil nuclear cooperation agreements and the 2008 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) waiver,” Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria told reporters Friday
Chinas two SU-30 aircraft carried out intercept of a US aircraft WC-135 designed to detect radiation while it was flying in international airspace over the East China Sea. One of the Chinese jets was flying as near as 150ft (45m) to the US WC-135 plane and flew upside down above it, US officials were quoted as saying by CNN Friday
General Atomics will manufacture and install an advanced arresting gear for the third next-generation Gerald Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 80) under a $195 million contract. The advanced arresting gear is the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
North Korea on Sunday successfully test fired a missile which is reportedly a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead. North boasted on Monday that the launch of a mid-to-long range missile ‘Hwasong-12 the previous day, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, was aimed at verifying the capability to carry a "large scale heavy nuclear warhead"
Iran is heading forward with its efforts of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering nuclear weapons over long distances. Even though the move violates international prohibitions, Iran "would choose ballistic missiles as its preferred method of delivering nuclear weapons," the director of national intelligence informed Congress this week
The US State Department has approved the sale of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) equipment worth US$75 million to the Indian armed forces under the foreign military sales (FMS) program. Under the proposed sale, the Indian government has requested 38,034 M50 general purpose masks; Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), which consists of 38,034 each: suits, pairs of trousers, pairs of gloves, pairs of boots and NBC bags; 854 aprons; 854 alternative aprons; 9,509 Quick Doff Hoods; and 114,102 M61 filters, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Thursday
US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has set up a Korea Mission Centre in order to gain full resources, capabilities, and authorities to deal with missile threats posed by North Korea. The centre that focuses on nuclear missile threat posed by North Korea, will put together CIA analysts and officers side by side in one location to tackle the threat, various media reported Wednesday
Thailand Navy (RTN) has signed a USD390 million worth contract with China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) on Friday last week to procure a S26T diesel electric submarine. The contract, worth THB13
Indonesia has said it is 'not ready yet' to take up Russian offer to set up nuclear power plants on turnkey basis. "We have told them that we are not ready yet
US experts have warned that North Korea could be readying an electromagnetic pulse strike on the US with two satellites already orbiting above America. However, there are fears that Pyongyang is secretly developing the capability to detonate a high-altitude nuclear weapon in space, setting off an EMP that would knock out electrical systems down with catastrophic consequences,