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10 September 2023 marked the 27th year of adopting the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Promised to end nuclear testing in…
The United States (US) and Russia set a good benchmark for bilateral strategic arms control during the Cold War. However,…
The International Day Against Nuclear Testing (IDANT) is commemorated on 29 August every year since 2010 as declared by the United Nations…
Generally, big things start with an idea with both positive and negative implications depending on the paradigm. Impulsive and ill-considered…
India first tested a nuclear explosive device in 1974. It tested them again after 24 years in 1998 to reinforce…
by Samran Ali.... In the contemporary era, narratives are built for propaganda purposes, without any substantial grounds, to project political preferences. The so-called weak security of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons is one such narrative promoted for ulterior reasons. Although Pakistan has been responding well to it, certain players, including even academics, keep peddling it from time
by Samran Ali.... Integrated deterrence is much in debate these days. As a new term, there is still no clear definition, and a lot of confusion prevails regarding its merits and scope. Is integrated deterrence different from the simple concept of deterrence, or are both the same? Guesses can be made from the US official
Nuclear weapons remain the absolute weapon as no other weapon has been able to match their destructive power. The magnitude…
A year since the US and allied forces withdrew from Afghanistan has passed, but Afghanistan remains a matter of concern…
Almost a year has passed since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August last year and the end of the…