Browsing: Articles

by Zeeshan Naveed.... The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) accord signed on July 14, 2015, resolved a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the US, thus ruling out the chances of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons for at least a decade. Despite the IAEA certifying Iran’s compliance, the agreement was short-lived, as the US President, Donald
by Shamil Abdullah.... The recent incident of India’s nuclear theft of natural uranium has again highlighted the poor security arrangement of the Indian nuclear program. Several nuclear thefts cases have come to light within the span of a month when 7 Kg and 6.4 Kg of Uranium were captured from unauthorized persons in Maharashtra and Jharkhand
Key Points: Ballistic missiles and their defences were an important feature of the Cold War arms race between the United States (US) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The development of ballistic missile defences (BMDs) is now fuelling the development of new technologies such as hypersonic weapons, with China as the third player.