Page 5 - Nuclear Weapons
5 Russian nuclear agency staff die in explosion at secret military facility
The accident occurred in the far northern Arkhangelsk region during testing of a liquid propellant jet engine
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Nuclear weapon ban: 122 nations adopt first treaty; India, Pak skip talks
None of the nine countries known or believed to possess nuclear weapons is supporting the treaty
 "Nuclear weapon ban: 122 nations adopt first treaty; India, Pak skip talks")
US launches qualification tests for upgraded nuke bomb
It is part of an effort to upgrade one of nuclear weapons that has been in US arsenal for decades
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Why efforts to secure a deal on banning all nuclear weapons is so crucial
States started negotiations on nuclear disarmament in 1946, after atom bombs were dropped on Japan
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A working doctrine
It is wrong to mistake debate over nuclear doctrine for a change in India's position
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India gives UN talks on banning nukes a skip
India was expected later this week to issue a comprehensive statement on its stance on the meeting
Nuclear weapons ban talks begin at UN; US, Russia, India, Pakistan abstain
Britain, France, Israel, Russia and the US voted no, while China, India, Pakistan abstained
United Nations to hold talks on global nuclear weapons ban
China, India and Pakistan abstained from voting
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Will India nuke Pakistani cities, or go for its nuclear arsenal?
Former NSA indicates India's "massive response" will target Pak nukes
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Parrikar's statement indicates government is negating India's stand on use of nuclear weapons: CPI-M
CPI-M urged the PM to clarify government's commitment to India's long standing stand of universal nuclear disarmament
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UN votes to launch talks on nuclear weapons ban
The measure is expected to go to the full General Assembly for a vote in late November or early December
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