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Russian RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile made its first test flight on 20 April 2022

Sarmat also known: Satan II

Sarmat first unveiled by Russia in 2018

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Wagner Group: a de facto private army of Russian President

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Number of Nuclear weapons in SIPRI report 2024

Russia: 5580 (first)

USA: 5044 (second)

India: 172

Pakistan: 170

Note: SIPRI is a think tank from Sweden. 

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Know all about India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3

Launched on 14 July 2023

Launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh

On 23 August 2023, India became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon’s south pole

Chandrayaan means Mooncraft

Chandrayaan is a Sanskrit word

Chandrayaan-3 is the third Indian lunar exploration mission under the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan programme.

Chandrayaan-3 consists of a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan

The propulsion module carried the lander and rover configuration to lunar orbit in preparation for a powered descent by the lander.

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North Korea fired a “hypersonic missile” that successfully hit a target on 12 January 2022. 

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North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on June 5, 2022, likely its largest single test, a day after South Korea and the United States ended joint military drills.

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Cold Start is a military doctrine that was developed by the Indian Armed Forces for use in a possible war with Pakistan.

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In May 2024, Russia put its submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile into service, a key element in the modernisation of its nuclear arsenal.

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The South Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II, known as Nuri, took off from Goheung, about 500km (310 miles) south of Seoul.