1.      US Proposes 5-Year Extension of Nuclear Arms Treaty with Russia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/us-proposes-russia-a-five-year-extension-of-nuclear-arms-treaty

2.      Russia Welcomes US Decision to Extend Nuclear Arms Control Pact
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/russia-welcomes-us-decision-to-extend-nuclear-arms-control-pact/2119373

3.      U.N. Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Takes Effect, Without the U.S. and Other Powers
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/22/959583731/u-n-treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-takes-effect-without-the-u-s-and-others

4.      Another successful test of Shaheen-III carried out
https://www.dawn.com/news/1602683/another-successful-test-of-shaheen-iii-carried-out

5.      Indian Army gets ready for ‘swarm’ drone attacks
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-army-gets-ready-for-swarm-drone-attacks-1759493-2021-01-15

6.      India successfully test-fires new-generation Akash missile
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-successfully-test-fires-new-generation-akash-missile/article33660736.ece

7.      British Army’s ‘Detect and Destroy’ Battlefield System Uses AI
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/01/22/British-armys-detect-and-destroy-battlefield-system-uses-AI/3621611347447/

8.      Biden speaks with Macron, agrees to coordinate on Iran nuclear deal
https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-speaks-with-macron-agrees-to-coordinate-on-iran-nuclear-deal/

9.      South China Sea: Chinese military deploys ballistic missile’s launchers for training
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3119203/south-china-sea-chinese-military-deploys-ballistic-missiles

10.  North Korea Diplomacy is Only Used to Advance Nuclear Programme, Says Top US Official
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/23/north-korea-diplomacy-is-only-used-to-advance-nuclear-programme-says-top-us-official

Best Regards,

Team ACDC
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI),
Ataturk Avenue, Sector F-5/2, 
Islamabad(44000), Pakistan
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