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A nuclear explosion in Mururoa atoll, 1971 (AFP photo) 29.05.2009, 15:09 11 comments

Are all nukes equal in the eyes of the world?

North Korea has launched another short-range missile, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. However, North Korea is not the only nuclear threat the world is facing.

Japan, Hiroshima: Japanese youths hold candles to pray for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome (background) at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on August 5, 2010. The Japanese western city will mark the 65th anniversary of the world's first atomic attack on August 6. (AFP Photo / Toru Yamanaka) 06.08.2010, 06:07 3 comments

Japan remembers Hiroshima victims

Japan is remembering the 140,000 people who died after the first-ever use of an atomic bomb, dropped by the US on the city of Hiroshima in August 1945.

Paper lanterns float in the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima on August 6, 2009.  AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro Nogi 06.08.2009, 00:38 7 comments

Japan split over nuclear armament ban

America’s dropping of two nuclear bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 64 years ago contributed to Japan's non-nuclear weapons policy. But calls are growing in Japan to rethink the anti-nuclear stance.

04.08.2009, 09:48 6 comments

Russia strengthens India’s defences with nuclear subs

India has become the sixth country in the world to build a nuclear-powered submarine capable of firing ballistic missiles. Moscow played a key role in the construction of the current sub, and has agreed to lease another.

30.05.2009, 03:37 4 comments

North Korea knows its few nukes are weapons of last resort

Charles Vick, a senior analyst at GlobalSecurity.org says the North Koreans “know that if they carry out action or throw nuke or anything of that kind they will be eliminated from the planet as a surviving civilization.”

AFP Photo / Jung Yeon-Je  27.05.2009, 14:05 3 comments

"North Korea will not give up nukes"

“Now that they have it, North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons,” says Pavel Leshakov, Head of Korean Studies at Moscow State University.

Pakistanian President Azif Ali Zardari arrives at Koltsovo airport outside Yekaterinburg on June 14, 2009 (AFP Photo / Dmitry Kostyukov) 15.06.2009, 19:53 3 comments

“World should be a non-nuclear world” – President of Pakistan

In an interview with RT, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has discussed regional stability and the role of the Shanghai Co-operation organization in it, as well as Pakistan’s relations with Russia and the USA.

Vladimir Kremlev for RT 18.12.2009, 14:55 2 comments

ROAR: “Russia could get right for first nuclear strike”

The country’s military doctrine will remain defensive even if it contains pre-emptive measures, analysts say.

North Korean political poster 27.05.2009, 15:51 2 comments

North Korea Memorial Day greetings

When the news junkies were busily familiarizing themselves with the unfolding Talibanization of Pakistan, North Korea has suddenly resurfaced from obscurity with a big bang, says RT military analyst Eugene Khrushchev.

Pyongyang, North Korea 28.05.2009, 03:31 2 comments

North Korea stuck in 1950s thinking – expert

“These nuclear tests and missile firings are probably designed for internal consumption. The leadership is trying to satisfy the hard-liners in North Korea,” Ivan Eland of the Independent Institute in Washington said.

Wednesday's press review

Published: 04 February, 2009, 07:32


U.S. soldiers at the Manas air base, Kyrgyzstan (AFP Photo / Vyacheslav Oseledko)

This Wednesday Russian newspapers explore the Central Asian area of Russia-U.S. relations and look into the effects of the successful lift-off of the Iranian satellite.

 
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