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The case for nuclear energy

Electricity is an essential component of socio-economic development for any society. Every aspect of human advancement requires easy access to an economical source of electricity. Electricity can be generated through…

South Asia’s nuclear problem

As India pushes further with its ambitious nuclear arsenal modernization program which includes induction of a nuclear-capable aircraft as well as land and sea-based weapon systems, the fragile strategic equilibrium…

Is nuclear the answer to our energy SOS?

Energy security serves as the cornerstone of socio-economic development for any nation. Unfortunately, Pakistan has been ensnared in a web of energy challenges for decades, struggling to find a sustainable…

How might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work?

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks expected to touch on a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, one piece of a wider arrangement…

UAE planning second nuclear power plant

The United Arab Emirates will tender shortly for the construction of a new nuclear power plant that would double the number of the small Gulf state’s nuclear reactors, three sources…

Going nuclear

On December 13, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory had reached a “milestone”: the achievement of “ignition”…

The nuclear threat

There is visible nervousness. Events of the last three weeks are indicating gradual penetration of disappointment, lassitude and desperation in Putin’s camp. Indubitably, Putin is worried about the repeated failures…