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India Today
25-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
Pak modernising nuclear arsenal; depends heavily on China's support: US Intel report
Pakistan is modernising its nuclear arsenal with military and economic support from China, and continues to view India as an existential threat, according to the latest World Threat Assessment report released by the US Defence Intelligence Agency on report specified that the Pakistani military's top priorities for the coming year are likely to include cross-border skirmishes with regional neighbours and the continued modernisation of its nuclear arsenal, among other is modernising its nuclear arsenal and maintaining the security of its nuclear materials and nuclear command and control. Pakistan almost certainly procures WMDapplicable goods from foreign suppliers and intermediaries," the report stated. The report also highlights that Pakistan is obtaining materials and technology for developing weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) from China, with some of these transfers being routed through countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Turkey and the United Arab to the report, while China remains Pakistan's main supplier of military equipment, the relationship has been strained by a series of terrorist attacks targeting Chinese nationals working in Pakistan, emerging as a growing source of tension between the two allies."Pakistan regards India as an existential threat and will continue to pursue its military modernisation effort, including the development of battlefield nuclear weapons, to offset India's conventional military advantage," it US Intel report say about India?advertisementThe report mentions New Delhi's response to a late April terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, when India launched missile strikes targeting terrorism-linked infrastructure in Pakistan.'The missile strike provoked multiple rounds of missile, drone, and loitering munition attacks, and heavy artillery fire, by both militaries from 7 to 10 May. As of 10 May, both militaries had agreed to a full ceasefire,' it to a recent intelligence report, India is prioritising the strengthening of bilateral defense partnerships across the Indian Ocean region in a strategic effort to counter Chinese report also notes progress in India-China border tensions. While both countries have agreed to disengage forces from two remaining friction points along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, the underlying border demarcation dispute remains the report added that India is expected to continue advancing its "Made in India" initiative to bolster its domestic defense industry, reduce supply chain vulnerabilities and modernise its Defence Intelligence Agency also highlighted recent developments such as the testing of the Agni-I Prime medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), the Agni-V with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs) and the commissioning of a second nuclear-powered the report stated that India will likely maintain its strategic relationship with Russia through 2025 as even though New Delhi has decreased procurement of new Russian defense systems, it remains dependent on Russian spare parts.
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First Post
25-05-2025
- Business
- First Post
Pakistan upgrading nuclear arsenal, getting tech for WMDs from China, Turkey, UAE: Report
Pakistan is getting materials and technology for weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) from China, with some supplies coming through countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Turkey, and the UAE, US intelligence report has revealed read more Pakistani military trucks carry the long range nuclear-capable surface-to-surface 'Ghauri' ballistic missile during the National Day parade in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 23, 2005. File Image/Reuters Pakistan is upgrading its nuclear weapons with help from China , which provides both military and economic support, while still seeing India as its biggest threat, according to a new US Defence Intelligence Agency report released on Sunday (May 25). The report says Pakistan's military will likely focus on border clashes with neighbouring countries, like India, and keep modernising its nuclear arsenal in the coming year. 'Pakistan is modernising its nuclear arsenal and maintaining the security of its nuclear materials and nuclear command and control. Pakistan almost certainly procures WMD applicable goods from foreign suppliers and intermediaries,' the report stated. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Pakistan regards India as an existential threat and will continue to pursue its military modernisation effort, including the development of battlefield nuclear weapons, to offset India's conventional military advantage,' it said. It's also getting materials and technology for weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) from China, with some supplies coming through countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Turkey, and the UAE. While China is Pakistan's main supplier of military gear, their relationship has hit rough patches due to recent terrorist attacks targeting Chinese workers in Pakistan, causing growing tension between the two allies. 'India views China as primary adversary' According to the intelligence report, India is focusing on strengthening its defence ties with countries in the Indian Ocean region to counter China's growing influence and boost its global leadership. To achieve this, India is engaging in joint military exercises, training, arms sales, and sharing intelligence with regional partners. The report notes that India and China have agreed to pull back troops from two remaining disputed areas along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, easing some tensions that flared up in 2020. However, the long-standing border dispute remains unresolved, as the agreement doesn't settle the issue of border demarcation. India is also pushing its 'Made in India' initiative to grow its domestic defence industry, reduce reliance on foreign supplies, and modernise its military. The report highlights India's testing of the nuclear-capable Agni-I Prime medium-range ballistic missile and the Agni-V, which can carry multiple warheads, as well as the commissioning of its second nuclear-powered submarine. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
New York Post
29-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Chuck Todd denies US media failed to uncover Biden's mental demise: ‘Right-wing manufactured'
Former NBC host Chuck Todd denied that the mainstream media missed the story of Joe Biden's mental demise — calling it 'right-wing manufactured' spin. 'I just refuse to accept this stupid premise because it's a ring-wing manufactured, right-wing premise in order to sustain the media,' Todd, who hosted 'Meet the Press' for about 10 years, told former CNN pundit Chris Cillizza on his Substack channel on Monday. Todd insisted it was not the media's fault for overlooking Biden's demise, but that the blame should be placed on the Democrats in office who covered up the story. Advertisement 3 Former NBC host Chuck Todd slammed the idea that the media failed to report Joe Biden's mental decline. X / @ChrisCillizza 'This isn't WMDs [Weapons of Mass Destruction], where the White House worked with the mainstream media to manufacture a story that did not exist. That was a press failure, massive press failure,' Todd said, referring to the media's slanted coverage of President George W. Bush's 'War on Terror.' 'This is an attempt by some to virtue signal, and it's this horrible sort of pitting different news organizations against each other when ultimately the people at fault are Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, every elected member of Congress,' he insisted. More and more journalists have been stepping forward to decry the lack of coverage on the former president's mental decline before the disastrous debate last summer that dashed any hopes of his re-election. Advertisement Cillizza last year even issued an apology for not pushing harder on the story about Biden's mental and physical fitness. According to Cillizza, Republicans would 'regularly ping me' during his tenure at CNN to ask why he didn't address Biden's decline, but he would 'brush them off' because he had not seen 'evidence' that Biden was faltering — despite numerous verbal gaffes and physical stumbles. At the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, Axios' national political correspondent, Alex Thompson, called out the press for not challenging the White House's narrative that Biden was fit for a second term. Advertisement 3 Several journalists have come forward to acknowledge a failure of the mainstream media to uncover Joe Biden's mental demise. AFP via Getty Images 'President Biden's decline and its coverup by the people around him is a reminder that every White House, regardless of party, is capable of deception,' Thompson said. 'But being truth tellers also means telling the truth about ourselves. We, myself included, missed a lot of this story.' Thompson, like several other journalists, has a book coming out soon on Biden's decline and the White House's 'cover-up.' Advertisement 3 President Biden took a small fall while jogging up the stairs of Air Force One in 2021. Reuters But Todd claimed the narrative that the media failed to cover Biden's mental fitness is a brouhaha. 'The media's got plenty of things to attack them for, and there are MSNBC and CNN and pundits that absolutely carried water for Joe Biden, but they're not journalists. They're former strategists that carried water for Joe Biden,' Todd said. He referenced David Ignatius, a Washington Post columnist who wrote a high-profile column in September 2023 arguing that Biden should not run again, and added that 'people like me were promoting Dean Phillips' campaign.'
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
FBI agent who accused Trump administration of political bias charged with unlawful disclosures
An FBI agent who accused the bureau of political bias during President Donald Trump's first administration was arrested Monday in New York on charges related to the alleged unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Johnathan Buma, a 15-year veteran of the bureau, allegedly shared text messages, internal documents and other sensitive information with associates, including as part of a prospective book he began writing about his career as an FBI agent. Beginning in Oct. 2023, Buma "printed approximately 130 files from the FBI's internal network ... some of which were clearly marked with warnings that made clear that the information was to be protected," according to charging documents. MORE: 'Highly unusual': White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources "Buma also printed nine text-file documents which contained text that had been copied and pasted from reports that were marked in such a way that made clear that the information must be protected," the charging documents said.. In the ensuing weeks, Buma allegedly shared a draft of a book he had written about his career at the FBI with "associates" over email. The draft allegedly included details about "the FBI's investigations into a foreign country's weapons of mass destruction ('WMDs') program," the charging document alleges. While the investigation into Buma appears to have begun during the Biden administration -- with several news outlets reporting on an FBI raid on his home in late 2023 -- Buma has been a vocal critic of how the first Trump administration handled classified information that Trump's former personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was the target of a Russian influence operation. Federal agents arrested Buma on Monday as he was about to board an outbound international flight, the documents show. He appeared in Brooklyn federal court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday and was released from detention. He has not entered a plea and his attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News. The charges were filed in the Central District of California. Buma's former attorney denied any wrongdoing when the raid on Buma's home was reported in late 2023. FBI agent who accused Trump administration of political bias charged with unlawful disclosures originally appeared on
Gulf Insider
08-03-2025
- Business
- Gulf Insider
US Considers Plan To Disrupt Iran's Oil With Navy Interventions On High Seas
The Trump White House is currently considering a plan that would take the recently reinstated 'maximum pressure' campaign back to the high seas, akin to Trump's first term as Commander-in-Chief. This would involve US Navy ships stopping and inspecting Iranian oil vessels transiting the sea under an international mechanism aimed at thwarting 'spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs),' sources in Reuters said. This had been done at times under Biden as well. The idea is to crack down once again on Iranian oil sales in order to cut off crucial funding for Iran's nuclear energy program, which both Israel and Washington suspect could easily be converted to an atomic weapons program. 'Trump officials are now looking at ways for allied countries to stop and inspect ships sailing through critical chokepoints such as the Malacca Strait in Asia and other sea lanes. That would delay delivery of crude to refiners. It could also expose parties involved in facilitating the trade to reputational damage and sanctions,' the sources told Reuters. 'You don't have to sink ships or arrest people to have that chilling effect that this is just not worth the risk. The delay in delivery… instills uncertainty in that illicit trade network,' one source clarified. The legal mechanism reportedly being examined goes all the way back the 'war on terror' 2003 Proliferation Security Initiative, which seeks to prevent the trafficking of WMDs. (Nevermind that the Bush-era 'Iraqi WMDs' scare was based on a complete myth and lie advanced by the NeoCons at the time). 'This mechanism could enable foreign governments to target Iran's oil shipments at Washington's request,' another source told Reuters . The Biden administration had at times also sought to seize Iranian oil shipments, especially to disrupt sales in places like China, or also Syria. Click here to read more…
