1. Democrats Reintroduce Bill to Ban US from Using Nuclear Weapons First
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2021/04/16/democrats-reintroduce-bill-to-bar-us-from-using-nuclear-weapons-first/
2. US bombers could go back on alert if ICBMs are curtailed, top general says
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2021/04/20/us-bombers-could-go-back-on-alert-if-icbms-are-curtailed-top-general-says/
3. IAEA Confirms Iran Has Started Enriching Uranium to 60% Purity
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iaea-confirms-iran-has-started-enriching-uranium-60-purity-2021-04-17/
4. US-China tensions raise risk of nuclear reaction to cyberattacks: report
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3129764/us-china-tensions-raise-risk-nuclear-reaction-cyberattacks
5. ‘Full speed ahead’ on new Iranian nuclear deal
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1844656/middle-east
6. Officials report progress at Iran nuclear talks in Vienna
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/us-iran-nuclear-talks-vienna-progress/2021/04/19/1322a88a-a13b-11eb-a7ee-949c574a09ac_story.html
7. Iran nuclear talks to continue amid signs of ‘progress’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/17/iran-nuclear-talks-to-continue-amid-signs-of-progress
8. Kim Jong-un wants North Korea’s nuclear missiles to be ‘combat ready’
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/kim-jong-un-wants-north-23929597
9. As NATO meets, Ukraine Says Russia Could Store Nuclear Weapons in Crimea
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-meets-ukraine-says-russia-could-store-nuclear-weapons-crimea-2021-04-14/
10. India, Israel, US can carve out trilateral cooperation on defence technology: report
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-israel-us-can-carve-out-trilateral-cooperation-on-defence-technology-11618753859087.html
11. Pakistan’s Test Firing Of Shaheen-1A: Revalidating Minimum Credible Deterrence Posture
https://www.eurasiareview.com/17042021-pakistans-test-firing-of-shaheen-1a-revalidating-minimum-credible-deterrence-posture-oped/
12. Hypersonic in South Asia
https://nation.com.pk/19-Apr-2021/hypersonics-in-south-asia
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Team ACDC
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI),
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