ACDC News and Views (Feb 6 – 12, 2025)

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1. International Atomic Energy Agency chief arrives in Pakistan to discuss nuclear cooperation

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2589887/pakistan

2. Russia warns outlook for extending last nuclear arms pact with US does not look promising

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-warns-outlook-extending-last-nuclear-arms-pact-with-us-does-not-look-2025-02-10/

3. Japan test-fires new ballistic missile

https://news.az/news/japan-test-fires-new-ballistic-missile

4. India, U.K. announce several defence agreements, U.K. sets up dedicated cell in its MoD focussed on India

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-uk-announce-several-defence-agreements-uk-sets-up-dedicated-cell-in-its-mod-focussed-on-india/article69203574.ece

5. Trump says a ‘very frightened and nervous’ Iran longs for a deal with US

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202502116954

6. Iran condemns Trump’s ‘reckless’ remarks on nuclear deal at UN

https://www.geo.tv/latest/590224-iran-condemns-trumps-reckless-remarks-on-nuclear-deal-at-un

7.  Ukraine regaining nuclear weapons ‘not going to happen,’ Trump’s envoy Kellogg says

https://kyivindependent.com/not-going-to-happen-trumps-peace-envoy-rules-out-kyiv-regaining-nuclear-status/

8. N. Korea says its nuclear weapons are not bargaining chip

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250208000851315

9. North Korea warns of retaliation after US nuclear submarine docks in Busan

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/11/north-korea-warns-of-retaliation-after-us-nuclear-submarine-docks-in-busan

10.  France Taps Nuclear Power in Race for AI Supremacy

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/france-taps-nuclear-power-for-new-ai-training-cluster-a7804107

11. Space security at crossroads: Report urges U.S.-China dialogue

https://spacenews.com/space-security-at-crossroads-report-urges-u-s-china-dialogue/

 

Regards,

Malik Qasim Mustafa
Director
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan