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Atomic Reporters director Tariq Rauf in conversation with science reporter Pallava Bagla of New Delhi TV

By Pallava Bagla Is South Asia really the most dangerous place since two nuclear armed neighbours keep sabre rattling and brandishing their atomic weapons? India and Pakistan both became declared nuclear armed countries in 1998 and since then there have been many skirmishes including the latest in 2019 after India carried out air strikes on… Read More Atomic Reporters director Tariq Rauf in conversation with science reporter Pallava Bagla of New Delhi TV

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Creating the conditions and environment to never disarm

Thoughts on the 74th anniversary of the Hiroshima Nagasaki attacks By Tariq Rauf Introduction August 6 and August 9 mark the 74th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. No sentient human being who has met or seen the hibakusha (survivors), or visited the hypocentres in the two cities, or seen the photographic… Read More Creating the conditions and environment to never disarm

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Dreaming of butterflies and unicorns as the nuclear arms control architecture collapses (Pt3)

A Special Report by Tariq Rauf Tariq Rauf, Alternate Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) NPT Delegation 2002-2010, explains in this personal, three-part account how the third and final session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2020 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) unfolded in May,… Read More Dreaming of butterflies and unicorns as the nuclear arms control architecture collapses (Pt3)

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