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Government under fire over weapons budget
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/07/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is defending the decision to include the procurement of weapons for the armed forces in the budget bill for 2021, after opposition criticism during Wednesday's first reading in parliament.
Defence to focus on local weapons
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 01/11/2019
» Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has asked the Defence Council to adopt a policy of arming the Thai military with locally-made weapons and hardware.
New space race could feature weapons
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/02/2024
» It seemed like the 2024 equivalent of a Sputnik moment: In a cryptic statement this week, An American lawmaker privy to US intelligence warned of a grave but unspecified security threat from Russia.
Police find weapons on university campus
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/02/2022
» A police search of Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok grounds in Bangkok found a range of knives and some handgun ammunition, police said.
Weapons of execution go on display
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/10/2022
» A new Bangkok Correction Museum is set to open next month, said Thawatchai Chaiwat, deputy director-general of the Corrections Department.
Should Ukraine have nuclear weapons too?
News, Slavoj Žižek, Published on 02/12/2024
» Following Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New York, publicly appealed to those who had voted for both her and Mr Trump. She wanted to know what motivated such an apparently inconsistent choice, and the predominant answer she heard was that she and Mr Trump seemed more sincere, whereas Vice President Kamala Harris came off as too calculating.
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
AFP, Published on 09/04/2020
» THE HAGUE - The global chemical weapons watchdog on Wednesday for the first time explicitly blamed Syria for toxic attacks, saying President Bashar al-Assad's air force used the nerve gas sarin and chlorine three times in 2017.
Canada bans assault weapons after deadliest shooting
AFP, Published on 02/05/2020
» OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced an immediate ban on military-grade assault weapons in response to the country's deadliest-ever mass shooting, a rampage that left 22 people dead last month.
Putin boasts of new Russian nuclear weapons
Associated Press, Published on 01/03/2018
» MOSCOW: Russia has tested an array of new strategic nuclear weapons that can't be intercepted, President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday, marking a technological breakthrough that could dramatically increase Russia's military capability, boost the Kremlin's global position and also raise Western concerns about a potential renewed arms race in the 21st century.
Key steps in North Korea's weapons development
AFP, Published on 21/04/2018
» SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared Saturday that Pyongyang would halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, five months after its last ICBM launch amid a rapid diplomatic thaw.