Nuclear war

Russia’s nuclear facility chief confirms readiness to resume tests if ordered, sparking concerns of a new arms race.

Suggested Western leaders did not understand how dangerous their meddling could be in Russia's own internal affairs

Analysts say warnings are designed to deter Ukraine and West by hinting at a readiness to use tactical nuclear weapons

The rising tensions among nuclear-armed states could lead to a nuclear war

Idea of a nuclear war is ‘spinning constantly in the heads of Western politicians’, says FM Lavrov

This will also entail forgoing misplaced notions of space for war in a nuclearised environment, FO spox says

Former military officers call for ‘political engagement’ to resolve long-pending disputes, including the Kashmir issue

US academic says any nuclear war between Pakistan and India will be terminal

2 neighbors became nuclear power in May 1998 triggering new arms race in region

Pakistan is the only country capable to stop India from its expansionist motives in region, says Raja Farooq Haider

Given the cost of a nuclear conflict, there is urgent need to bolster strategic restraint between Pakistan, India

A nuclear war between the two nations would cause catastrophic cooling and severe food shortages globally

In the famous movie, The Day After, the only survivors after a nuclear war are cockroaches.

Tensions have been running high between Pakistan and India since New Delhi stripped IOK of its semi-autonomy

Experts warn NFU reversal due to technology acquired over the years

PM Imran says international community must act now to stop spread of RSS-BJP 'doctrine of hate & genocide'

Defence minister hints Delhi might give up policy of No First-use of nukes

What happens in the future depends on the circumstances, says Rajnath Singh on 'No First Use' policy

Unless the Trump administration reverses its hostile posture, there is no possibility of peace in the Persian Gulf

Traditional arms control arrangements are also being eroded by the emergence of new types of war

Nuclear weapons not being kept for Diwali, Indian PM had said in an election rally

We, South Asians, live in a nuclear tinderbox

Sardar Masood Khan urges UNSC to appoint special envoy to resolve the conflict

Moscow has denounced Washington's nuclear policy, warning it will take measures to ensure its own security

Timepiece has moved forward since Trump won the 2016 US election

81-year old showed a harrowing photograph taken in 1945 that shows a young Japanese boy carrying his dead brother

ICAN members say mankind's destruction is just one "impulsive tantrum away"

Study assesses impact of 100 nuclear warheads dropping over India and Pakistan

Any military confrontation, even when not threatening to spiral out of control, has serious consequences

It could happen, and it would be catastrophic for both countries, expert says

The Hague is holding hearings to decide whether it is indeed competent to hear lawsuits against India and Pakistan

Report also notes how a number of recent initiatives have improved Pakistan’s nuclear security

Perhaps the most dangerous scenario that could lead to catastrophe is a replay of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks