Tag Archives : nuclear weapons

Nuclear weapons are otherwise regarded as evil, immoral, and illegal. The only justification there is for owning some and the only legitimate function of these weapons is deterrence. In the light of much paranoia happening around as to who has nuclear weapons and just who has the business of telling owners they should not have them, the question remains: [...]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is worried about the possible link between nuclear North Korea and military-ruled Myanmar. Her primordial concern about any such ties has something to do with the proliferation of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction. North Korea has shown to be one country that is fully armed. There is also the possibility [...]

It’s been less than a week since the general elections came to a conclusion amid increasing controversies and allegations of a rigged poll. Iranian hardliner President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad got re-elected and has become even more firm on his decision to make Iran a nuclear state. Many experts believe that Iran simply wishes to use their ‘nuclear [...]

North Korea has been a confirmed impoverished nation, replete with malnourished citizens and dependence on international food aid. The country is also wracked with famines. Moreover, it has been known as a failing economy. So, how then can it afford all the nuclear weapons that it has been testing under its missiles and nuclear weapons program? The [...]

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, recently warned that Iran may be prepared to make a nuclear weapon within a period of one to three years. He believes that time is running out for diplomacy. In an interview, he said that if the assumptions with which they work are confirmed, Iran is ‘moving in this direction clearly, and [...]

Iran says it is willing to continue negotiations on the future of its nuclear program, but clarifies that the international community must adjust to the new reality and the changes that have occurred in this area. This was transmitted during a telephone conversation on Monday by the main Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili to Javier Solana, the [...]

Obama’s speech in Prague, Czech Capital about Nuke free world is historic indeed. The place is historic; it was the standoff point between West and Soviet Union during Cold War. The speech which was delivered after few hours of North Korea’s rocket launch has global political connotations too. Urgency of getting rid of nuclear threat is understood. [...]

According to a US assessment, the US knows exactly where Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are located. Chaklala is the home base of Pakistan’s Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, known as the ISI. Within the walls of Chaklala is found the small compound of Strategic Plans. This is where Pakistan’s nuclear keys are kept. But if the US and [...]

Iran is said to be coddling nuclear weapons. US B-1 bombers were stationed in Qatar. U.S. forces were deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, two countries on either side of Iran. The cruise-missile shooting US submarine USS Florida, a “global strike” and special operations submarine, was positioned in the Indian Ocean in 2008 just in case a [...]