ACDC News and Views (July 18-24, 2024)

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1.

 China halts nuclear arms talks with US over Taiwan support

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/18/china-halts-nuclear-arms-talks-with-us-over-taiwan-support

2.

Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/19/politics/blinken-nuclear-weapon-breakout-time/index.html

3.

Turkey Imposes ‘Blanket Ban’ On Defense Exports To India In Favor Of Pakistan; Delhi, Ankara Ties Set To Sink Further

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/after-needling-india-on-kashmir-turkey/

4.

 Erdogan says Turkey ready to build Cyprus naval base ‘if necessary’

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/21/erdogan-says-turkey-ready-to-build-cyprus-naval-base-if-necessary

5.

Philippines’ eyes defense pacts with France, Canada and New Zealand in face of China threat

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2553886/world

6.

BrahMos: Wonderful, But Not Useful! US Expert Calls India’s Supersonic Missile Ineffective For Philippines Sans C4ISR

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/brahmos-wonderful-but-not-useful-us-expert/

7.

 After “Hunting” U.S. Nuclear Submarine, P-8 Poseidon To Get Lethal Missiles Used On Super Hornets

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/eye-on-china-submarine-hunter-p-8-poseidon/

8.

US approves $138M sale of Hellfire and APKWS missiles to Czech Republic

https://defence-blog.com/us-approves-138m-sale-of-hellfire-and-apkws-missiles-to-czech-republic/

9.

 Egypt in talks for Chinese J-10C and J-31 fighters

https://defence-blog.com/egypt-in-talks-for-chinese-j-10c-and-j-31-fighters/

10.

 Slovakia gets first new F-16s to boost air defence

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovakia-gets-first-new-f-16s-boost-air-defence-2024-07-22/

11.

Defence production shoots up: India now among top 25 arms exporting nations

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Jul/23/defence-production-shoots-up-india-now-among-top-25-arms-exporting-nations

12.

 The $570B Space Economy

https://payloadspace.com/the-570b-space-economy/

13.

Harnessing AI for proactive cyber protection

https://timesofmalta.com/article/harnessing-ai-proactive-cyber-protection.1094637

14.

Moscow rejects all the allegations about us cyber attack

https://en.irna.ir/news/85543152/Moscow-rejects-US-allegations-about-cyber-attacks

With Warm Regards,

Team ACDC
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