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tactical nuclear weapons
![North Korea Continues Blitz of Missile Testing With 2 SRBMs North Korea Continues Blitz of Missile Testing With 2 SRBMs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-10-122957.jpg)
North Korea Continues Blitz of Missile Testing With 2 SRBMs
By Mitch Shin
North Korea conducted its seventh round of ballistic missile tests in two weeks, and Kim Jong Un oversaw drills by “tactical nuclear operation units.”
![North Korea’s Dangerous Turn North Korea’s Dangerous Turn](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-29-174040.jpg)
North Korea’s Dangerous Turn
By Ankit Panda
Tactical nuclear weapons represent the next, dangerous phase of North Korea’s nuclear modernization.
![Be Prepared for an India-Pakistan Limited War Be Prepared for an India-Pakistan Limited War](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17182596970668.jpg)
Be Prepared for an India-Pakistan Limited War
By Nishank Motwani
Why is there an assumption that nuclear weapons would preclude a limited conflict between India and Pakistan?
![South Korea in the Storm: Managing the US Alliance and North Korea South Korea in the Storm: Managing the US Alliance and North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-34440816761_1d730efe3a_z.jpg)
South Korea in the Storm: Managing the US Alliance and North Korea
By Ankit Panda
Steven Denney returns to discuss the Moon Jae-in administration's acclimation to the North Korea threat.
![South Korea's Heated Debate Over the Possibility of Tactical Nukes South Korea's Heated Debate Over the Possibility of Tactical Nukes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2819341.jpg)
South Korea's Heated Debate Over the Possibility of Tactical Nukes
By Hyunmin Michael Kang
The possible deployment of tactical nukes is a hot topic for the opposition in Seoul.
![Pakistan Tests Its Nasr Short-Range Ballistic Missile System, Improving Range Pakistan Tests Its Nasr Short-Range Ballistic Missile System, Improving Range](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-image_resize.jpg)
Pakistan Tests Its Nasr Short-Range Ballistic Missile System, Improving Range
By Ankit Panda
Pakistan extends the Nasr's range by 10 kilometers. Is that meaningful?
![Pakistan’s (Non-Nuclear) Plan to Counter ‘Cold Start’ Pakistan’s (Non-Nuclear) Plan to Counter ‘Cold Start’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-24_15-53-35.jpg)
Pakistan’s (Non-Nuclear) Plan to Counter ‘Cold Start’
By Meenakshi Sood
Tactical nuclear weapons get most of the attention, but Islamabad is also building up conventional capabilities.
![The Dangers of Pakistan's Tactical Nuclear Weapons The Dangers of Pakistan's Tactical Nuclear Weapons](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-31_22-00-31.jpg)
The Dangers of Pakistan's Tactical Nuclear Weapons
By Sajid Farid Shapoo
Why Pakistan's tactical nukes are inherently a threat to the country's nuclear security.
![A Slip of the Tongue on India's Once-Hyped 'Cold Start' Doctrine? A Slip of the Tongue on India's Once-Hyped 'Cold Start' Doctrine?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-06_21-57-56.jpg)
A Slip of the Tongue on India's Once-Hyped 'Cold Start' Doctrine?
By Ankit Panda
Is this India finally acknowledging Cold Start as sanctioned and ready for use, or something else altogether?
![India’s Defense Minister on No First Use: What Did He Mean? India’s Defense Minister on No First Use: What Did He Mean?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-13_21-37-59.jpg)
India’s Defense Minister on No First Use: What Did He Mean?
By Ali Ahmed
Manohar Parrikar admitted he personally questions the wisdom of NFU.
![Are Pakistan's Nuclear Assets Under Threat? Are Pakistan's Nuclear Assets Under Threat?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-28_14-58-49.jpg)
Are Pakistan's Nuclear Assets Under Threat?
By Shahzeb Ali Rathore
Pakistan is at risk from nuclear terrorism -- but not in the way you think.
![Pakistan's General Raheel Sharif Goes to Washington: Déjà Vu All Over Again Pakistan's General Raheel Sharif Goes to Washington: Déjà Vu All Over Again](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-16_17-01-09.jpg)
Pakistan's General Raheel Sharif Goes to Washington: Déjà Vu All Over Again
By Michael Kugelman
As Raheel Sharif visits the United States, it's worth taking stock of how little has changed in U.S.-Pakistan relations.
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