The tenuous ceasefire that brought India and Pakistan back from the brink of war this month was hailed on both sides as a ...

the Dead Hand system, developed during the Cold War, was designed to ensure that even in the event of a total decapitation strike, Russia could still launch a retaliatory nuclear attack.

The time to activate nuclear weapons can range from a few minutes to a few hours or weeks. This time depends on the technical ...

Bilateral relations are now 'arguably at their lowest point in decades, just short of war ... nuclear conflict in such a heavily populated part of the world could leave 125 million people dead ...

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A devastating nuclear war could break out "at any time" following ... The attack on tourists at a beauty spot on April 22 left 28 people dead and another 20 injured. Pakistan’s defence minister ...

NUCLEAR war could break out "at any time" if India continues strikes, Pakistan's defence chief has warned as his country teeters on the brink of a conflict with India. Defence Minister Khawaja ...

New Delhi — A deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir's picturesque Pahalgam area in April brought India and Pakistan once again to the brink of war. The nuclear-armed South Asian ...

Putin says the plans and aims for his Special Military Operation to subjugate Ukraine will not change and he intends to see them through, but he hopes he does not have to use “nuclear weapons ...

Earlier, we brought you comments from Michael Clarke suggesting Russia is sending a message to Ukraine that the war will go on (see 11.19 post), and that's something Germany's chancellor agrees with.