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UN, EU aim to prevent biological, nuclear disasters
Officials from the United Nations and the European Union have launched a program in order to prevent future biological and nuclear disasters, Press TV reports.
A press statement on Friday said that the Centers for Excellence (CoE) Initiative is designed to alleviate the risks of crimes related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear disasters (CBRN) by “promoting cooperation, coordination,...
2200 nuclear weapons in state of high operational alert
New Delhi fires a long range missile from Wheeler Island, off the coast of India, in the state of Orissa on April 19, 2012.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports that despite a decline in the total number of nuclear warheads in the world, major atomic arsenals are modernized continuously.
At the start of 2012 eight states, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom,...
Eight countries hold 20,500 nukes
SIPRI says Russia had 11,000 nuclear warheads while the United States had 8,500 as of January 2011.
A Swedish think-tank reports the possession of over 20,500 nuclear weapons by eight nuclear states, including Israel, with 5,000 of them all ready for instant use.
“More than 5,000 nuclear weapons are deployed and ready for use, including nearly 2,000 that are kept in a high state of alert,”...
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