ACDC News and Views (Aug 8-14, 2024)

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Pakistan gravely concerned over recurring incidents of theft, sale of nuclear materials in India: FO

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2487773/pakistan-gravely-concerned-over-recurring-incidents-of-theft-sale-of-nuclear-materials-in-india-fo

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Indian Navy to adopt second nuclear missile submarine

https://www.azernews.az/region/229802.html

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Nuclear Shadows Over South Asia: Strategic Instabilities in the China-India-Pakistan Triad

https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/nuclear-shadows-over-south-asia-strategic-instabilities-in-the-china-india-pakistan-triad

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India’s S-400 Triumf, Ballistic Missile Shield Threatens Pakistan’s Nuclear Deterrence – Islamabad Think Tank

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/indias-s-400-triumf-ballistic-missile-shield/

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DRDO carries out maiden test of Long Range Glide Bomb from Su-30MKI

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/drdo-carries-out-maiden-test-of-long-range-glide-bomb-from-su-30mki/article68521806.ece

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U.S. Report ‘Defends’ Russia; Claims China-India-Pakistan Triad Poses Biggest Threat Of Nuclear Clash

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/u-s-report-defends-russia-claims-china-india/

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A Type 055 destroyer of the Chinese Navy successfully conducted the launch of the new YJ-21 hypersonic anti-ship missile

https://www.zona-militar.com/en/2024/08/09/a-type-055-destroyer-of-the-chinese-navy-successfully-conducted-the-launch-of-the-new-yj-21-hypersonic-anti-ship-missile/

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North Korea secretly building missile launchers at obscure factory near capital

https://www.nknews.org/pro/north-korea-secretly-building-missile-launchers-at-obscure-factory-near-capital/

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Nagasaki mayor defends Israel snub at A-bomb memorial

  https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2565296/world

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Pro-Israel G7 ambos boycott Japan A-bomb ceremony

https://asiatimes.com/2024/08/pro-israel-g7-ambos-boycott-japan-a-bomb-ceremony/

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Exclusive: South Korean nuclear weapons would fracture US ties, defence chief says

https://www.reuters.com/world/south-korean-nuclear-weapons-would-fracture-us-ties-defence-chief-says-2024-08-07/

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Australia, US, UK sign nuclear transfer deal for submarines

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/12/australia-us-uk-sign-nuclear-transfer-deal-for-submarines

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Australia indemnifies US and UK ‘against any liability’ from nuclear submarine risks

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/12/aukus-deal-submarines-nuclear-termination-clause

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Ukraine, Russia trade accusations over fire at occupied nuclear plant

https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-russia-trade-accusations-over-fire-at-occupied-nuclear-plant/7738801.html

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 Weapons in space: Study suggests path forward for arms control

https://spacenews.com/weapons-in-space-study-suggests-path-forward-for-arms-control/

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Sellafield apologises after guilty plea over string of cybersecurity failings

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/08/sellafield-apologises-guilty-plea-security-failings-nuclear?