Earlier this year, India’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine quietly pushed out of its base for sea trials, its 6,000-tonne, 111-metre bulk powered by an 83-megawatt uranium reactor. The submarine is capable of lurking effectively undetectable at depth almost indefinitely, Read More …
Day: June 4, 2014
A Godzilla among planets
A ‘Godzilla’ planet that is 17 times the size of our earth has been discovered, leaving the scientific fraternity in shock as anything so hefty would grab hydrogen gas as it grew and become a Jupiter-like gas giant. This planet, Read More …
Obama’s emissions plan could boost climate talks
President Barack Obama’s move to limit U.S. carbon emissions may prompt an important shift by China in its climate policies, where officials are increasingly worried about the costs of pollution anyway, according to a Chinese expert and activists closely following Read More …
Au revoir, Afghanistan
Leaving aside the political ramifications of the deal within the U.S., the prisoner swap blows dark clouds over the Afghanistan-Pakistan-India region It had all the trappings of a soon-to-be-iconic photograph — a tall American Commander-in-Chief dressed in a smart black Read More …