1. UK government to retake control of its atomic weapons management from industry
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/11/02/uk-government-to-retake-control-of-its-atomic-weapons-management-from-industry/

2.  US Cyber Command expands operations against Russia, China and Iran
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/02/politics/cyber-command-russia-china-iran/index.html

3. Russia Successfully Test-Fires New ABM Interceptor Missile
https://tass.com/defense/1217419

4. UAE could get up to 50 F-35s in $10B sale
https://www.defensenews.com/2020/10/29/uae-could-get-up-to-50-f-35s-in-10b-sale/

5. North Korea PANIC: Satellite spots nuclear site ramping up ‘unknown’ activity after floods
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1354903/North-Korea-news-kim-jong-un-nuclear-uranium-smoke-fears-missiles-latest-ont

6. Amid China tension, Quad Malabar exercise from today
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/amid-china-tension-quad-malabar-exercise-from-today-165215

7. India rushing to expand missile arsenal: The series of tests DRDO has carried out since Galwan Valley clashAs mutual disengagement talks between India and China continue, the DRDO has fast-tracked its missile programmes over the last 2 months.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/india-rushing-to-expand-missile-arsenal-the-series-of-tests-drdo-has-carried-out-since-galwan-valley-clash/676059

8. BECA — a new Indo-US bilateral agreement
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/737917-beca-a-new-indo-us-bilateral-agreement

9. ISRO will launch first satellite of this year from Sriharikota on November 6, 2020
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-will-launch-first-satellite-of-this-year-from-sriharikota-on-november-6/articleshow/78902450.cms

10. India, US sign intel-sharing agreement amid tension with neighboring China
https://www.defensenews.com/space/2020/10/28/india-us-sign-intel-sharing-agreement-amid-tension-with-neighboring-china/

Best Regards,

Team ACDC
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI),
Ataturk Avenue, Sector F-5/2,  
Islamabad (44000), Pakistan
Phone: +92 51 9204423-24