TOKYO: The world's biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated in Japan on Friday, a technology in its infancy but billed by some as the answer to humanity's future energy needs. Fusion differs from fission, the technique currently used in nuclear power plants, by
SEOUL, South Korea: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United States in a “new Cold War,” state media said
UNITED NATIONS: Reaffirming its commitment to the goal of a nuclear weapons-free world, Pakistan told the United Nations (UN) that India was responsible for introducing nuclear weapons in South Asia with a test of a device in 1974, forcing Pakistan to follow suit. “In South Asia,
Stockholm: Sweden is preparing legislation to allow the construction of more nuclear power stations to boost electricity production in the Nordic country and bolster energy security, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday. Kristersson has made expanding nuclear power generation a key goal for his right-wing
New York: India abstained from voting on nuclear weapons ban saying it is not convinced the move can lead to a comprehensive instrument on nuclear disarmament. UN General Assembly vote was held on 28 October 2022 in which Israel was asked to get rid of its
London: From the war in Ukraine to North Korea’s recent missile testing spree, tactical nuclear weapons are being debated and developed in a way not seen since the Cold War. There is no universal definition of such weapons, and analysts note that the use of any
Kyiv: US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he doubted whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would use a tactical nuclear weapon as Ukraine pleaded for a rapid increase in Western military aid to defend against missile strikes on its cities. The Russian president, under domestic pressure
Hiroshima: "Humanity is playing with a loaded gun" as crises with the potential for nuclear disaster proliferate worldwide, UN head Antonio Guterres said in Hiroshima on Saturday, the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack. At an annual memorial, Guterres warned of the risk posed
Istanbul: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has warned that “international momentum” to rid the world of nuclear weapons “is decreasing remarkably.” “The divisions surrounding nuclear disarmament have been deepening, and Russia has made threats to use nuclear weapons,” Kishida said in a statement early on Monday
Jeddah: The United States and Saudi Arabia agreed on the importance of stopping Iran from "acquiring a nuclear weapon", during a visit by US President Joe Biden, a joint statement carried by the Saudi state news agency (SPA) said. The statement said Biden also affirmed the