DefenceTalkPakistan and India on Thursday exchanged lists of their nuclear sites under an agreement barring them from attacking each others atomic facilities in the event of war, officials said. The annual New Year’s Day exchange was established under a 1988 agreement. The neighbors, who have fought three wars, have also set up a telephone hotline […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-india-swap-lists-of-nuclear-facilities-prisoners-61236/

DefenceTalkThe head of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) said Tuesday that Pakistan had introduced 50 home-assembled multi-role JF-17 Thunder fight jets into its airforce. Air Marshal Javed Ahmed, chief of the state-owned Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), said the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had already received 50 of the home-made aircraft and that the supply of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-adds-home-made-fighter-jets-to-airforce-61116/

DefenceTalkOverview Since the end of the Cold War, a new nuclear order has emerged, shaped by rising nuclear states and military technologies that threaten stability, writes George Mason University’s Gregory Koblentz in a new Council Special Report. During the Cold War, the potential for nuclear weapons to be used was determined largely by the United […]https://www.defencetalk.com/strategic-stability-in-the-second-nuclear-age-61063/

DefenceTalkPakistan has the fastest growing nuclear weapons program in the world and by 2020 it could have enough fissile material to produce more than 200 nuclear devices, a top American think tank has said. “Though many states are downsizing their stockpiles, Asia is witnessing a buildup. Pakistan has the fastest-growing nuclear program in the world. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-to-have-200-nuclear-weapons-by-2020-us-think-tank-61061/

DefenceTalkThe Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has expressed interest in procuring fourth generation stealth fighter aircraft FC-31 from China. Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain told Dawn.com on Friday the matter was being discussed with Chinese authorities. It is for the first time that a senior government functionary has confirmed talks with China over purchase […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-wants-to-buy-chinese-stealth-aircraft-minister-61055/

DefenceTalkPakistan’s army chief is holding talks with top US generals and officials this week in the first visit to the United States by the country’s powerful military commander in four years, officials said Monday. General Raheel Sharif’s trip comes against the backdrop of improved relations between the two governments with Washington encouraged by Pakistan’s offensive […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistani-army-chief-in-first-us-visit-61032/

DefenceTalkChina’s new stealth jet fighter rocketed skywards Wednesday as Beijing puts on an unprecedented display of openness — and military force — at the country’s premier airshow. The black J-31 rose in a nearly vertical climb on take-off in Zhuhai before circling back and doing two rolls, in the aircraft’s first announced public appearance. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-shows-off-new-stealth-fighter-61001/

DefenceTalkPakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of intermediate range Shaheen-II (Hatf-VI) ballistic missile, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported. The successful launch was the culminating point of the Field Training Exercise of Army Strategic Forces Command. The ISPR further added that the purpose of the launch was to ensure operational readiness of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-successfully-test-fires-hatf-vi-ballistic-missile-60998/

DefenceTalkIndia has voted against the provisions of draft resolutions calling for signing of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), ruling out the possibility of joining the treaty as a non-nuclear weapon state, local media reported on Saturday. A U.N. Assembly committee Friday adopted a resolution in New York calling on all countries which have not signed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-votes-against-u-n-draft-resolution-on-nuke-pact-60958/

DefenceTalkPakistan is expected to shift from a mostly rural country to mostly urban country within the next two to three decades, which could have far-reaching effects on its future politics and stability. A new study from the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, examines three cities in Pakistan – Karachi, Lahore and Quetta – to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/drivers-of-long-term-insecurity-and-instability-in-pakistan-60947/