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Washington: A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, in less than a week, kill 50 to 125 million people, more than the death toll during all six years of World War II, and lead to global climate catastrophe, according to researchers in the US. A study…

The year is 2025 and militants have attacked India's parliament, killing most of its leaders. New Delhi retaliates by sending tanks into the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan. Fearing it will be overrun, Islamabad hits the invading forces with its battl…

Washington: More than 100 million people are likely to die, followed by global mass starvation, if India and Pakistan decide to engage in a nuclear war, a study has warned. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, looked at a war scenario that …

A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people -- more than the death toll during all six years of World War II, according to new research.A new study conducted by researchers from the University …

Originally posted at TomDispatch. My life, in a sense, has been an arms race. The atomic bomb was initially tested at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 15, 1945, five days short of my first birthday. Less than a month later, atomic bombs were dropped on …

He said the decision to conduct yesterday's test at Fangataufa Atoll was deplorable and against common sense. It further damaged France's international reputation and was contrary to the wishes of its own people. "The French Government has failed to ask the …

How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They dont, for the most part. When countries sign arms reduction pacts, they do not typically grant inspectors complete access to their nuclear technologies, fo…

How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They don't, for the most part. When countries sign arms reduction pacts, they do not typically grant inspectors complete access to their nuclear technologies, f…

How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They dont, for the most part. When countries sign arms reduction pacts, they do not typically grant inspectors complete access to their nuclear technologies, fo…

Disheartened by two world wars and the threat of nuclear annihilation, theoretical physicist Paul Driscoll enlists the assistance of his colleague to send him, by time machine, back in time in the hope of altering the course of history. He makes three attempt…