India seen pursuing thermonuclear weapons on April 9, 2019India continues to adhere to an unrealistic strategy of massive retaliation as the corner-stone of its so-called No First Use doctrine. Experts in New Delhi are suggesting that a fully fledged thermonuclear weapons programme is a crucial part of making deterrence more flexible. India claimed on May 11, 1998, to have detonated a thermonuclear bomb […]
The US and the NPT on April 22, 2015“There are two ways of lying. One, not telling the truth and the other, making up statistics.” The US state department followed precisely the other way in busting the myths concerning the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and regime in its recent fact sheet. This fact sheet is an effort to dilute the claims that the […]
Nuclear capability: cost and benefit s on February 10, 2015The opportunity cost of nuclear weapons is a thought-provoking concept in Pakistan, North Korea and India where the development of nuclear weapons takes place against a backdrop of prevalent poverty and unmet basic needs. Therefore, some prominent nuclear physicists in Pakistan i.e. Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy and Dr A H Nayyar insist that the development of […]
Nuclear capability: cost and benefit on January 10, 2015The opportunity cost of nuclear weapons is a thought-provoking concept in Pakistan, North Korea and India where the development of nuclear weapons takes place against a backdrop of prevalent poverty and unmet basic needs. Therefore, some prominent nuclear physicists in Pakistan i.e. Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy and Dr A H Nayyar insist that the development of […]
Pakistans membership of CERN on August 14, 2014Pakistan has reached a remarkable milestone in scientific research by becoming an associate member of the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN). Pakistan is the first Asian country to become an associate member in the Geneva-based CERN, which is the world’s leading physics research centre, founded in 1953 by twelve European nations. It leads the […]
Saudi Arabias nuclear restraint on February 26, 2014Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz has just concluded an official visit to Pakistan. After the visit some defence experts are of the view that strong military ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia now have a new view against the threat of a nuclear Iran. Tales of the Pak-Saudi nuclear deal have been circulating in […]
Developing nuclear power on December 19, 2013Energy resources are imperative for the economic growth of any country. In this sense, the generation of nuclear power is one of the finest ways to support a country’s energy security. Pakistan is in dire need of electricity because the crippling energy crisis in the country is a larger threat than the war on terror. […]
Concerns over Indian nuclear capabilities on September 23, 2013Ever since the India-US nuclear deal has taken place, India has signed civil nuclear deals with more than half a dozen countries. Hence the most precarious lie advocated that India has a strong track record of nuclear safety for the materilisation of these nuclear deals. On the other hand, mainstream media and western governments are […]