1.US Rebuffs Putin Bid to Extend Nuclear Arms Pact for a Year

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/world/europe/putin-nuclear-new-start-treaty.html

2. Iran Hails Lifting of 13-Year UN Arms Embargo as ‘Momentous Day’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/18/iran-hails-lifting-un-arms-embargo-momentous-day-sanctions-us-protests

3. US Threatens Sanctions after UN Arms Embargo against Iran Expires

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/18/us-threatens-sanctions-after-un-arms-embargo-against-iran-expires-.html

4. Iran: Government Bodies on Alert for Cyber Attacks

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-government-bodies-on-alert-for-cyber-attacks/2009263

5. North Korea’s Nuclear, Missile Programs ‘Serious Threat’ to Security: Pentagon Chief

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-northkorea-southkorea-military-idUSKBN26Z2NT

6. At UN, Pakistan Highlights India’s ‘Aggressive’ Actions, Military Buildup

https://nation.com.pk/15-Oct-2020/at-un-pakistan-highlights-india-s-aggressive-actions-military-buildup

7. India’s Nirbhay Cruise Missile Test Fails

https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2020/10/12/indias-nirbhay-cruise-missile-test-fails/

8. BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile Successfully Test Fired from INS Chennai

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/brahmos-supersonic-cruise-missile-successfully-test-fired-from-ins-chennai-will-ensure-warships-invincibility/articleshow/78730222.cms

9. India Test-Fires Prithvi-II Ballistic Missile with Over 250 km Strike Range on October 16

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-successfully-test-fires-prithvi-ii-ballistic-missile-1732373-2020-10-16

10. Indian Air Force Test-fires SANT Missile off Odisha Coast

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-successfully-test-fires-sant-missile-off-odisha-coast/articleshow/78753201.cms

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Team ACDC
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
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