“The winds of change are with us now.” When U.S. President George H.W. Bush spoke these words in 1991, he expressed hope for a " new world order ." The Cold War was about to end, and the ideological hostility between Moscow and Washington was receding. This seemed to suggest that a much more cooperative international security system might be possible, one in which nuclear dangers could be contained through ambitious arms control measures .  Illustration by The Geostrata With

India finds itself at an inflexion point in an era of climate urgency and rising energy demand. Securing, cleaning, and sustaining the energy future of the country, something very few energy sources can achieve on their own, needs to occur at this time. Nuclear energy, widely misunderstood but tremendously powerful, lays out a pathway for India on how to achieve long-term energy self-sufficiency in general, technological self-reliance, and global leadership in sustainable dev

A brave new world. A highly tabooed energy source. A scourge for some, a holy grail for others - Nuclear power. Can the latest nuclear advancements be deliverance for humanity or a doom ?  Advanced nuclear technology reactors with power capacity of about 300 MW(e)per unit, Small Modular Reactors  constitute about one third of the generating capacity of conventional ones. This innovation in nuclear technology is also sometimes referred to as ‘mini-nukes’ Illustration by The G

India’s 2025 Nuclear Energy Mission marks a turning point, opening the sector to private players, funding SMRs, and reforming laws like the Atomic Energy Act. As India targets 100 GW of nuclear power by 2047, the focus is on cleaner energy, industrial growth, and strategic innovation, while ensuring tight safeguards and non-proliferation.

According to 2025 data from the Arms Control Association, the world’s nuclear-armed states collectively possess over 12,400 nuclear...

Iran’s nuclear program and its history date back to its pre-revolutionary past. In the current period, the importance of Tehran's uranium...

Nuclear proliferation is still one of the critical issues of international peace and security. The very rationale of nuclear deterrence,...

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The term CBRN  (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) refers to four specific categories of hazardous agents that pose severe...

Nuclear power is the seventh-largest source of electricity in India after coal, solar, wind, hydro, gas and biomass. As of November 2024,...