| 1. | Pakistan denies Indian claim of using Shaheen missile in Operation Bunyanum Marsoos |
| 2. | Pakistan condemns Rajnath Singh’s statement on nuclear arsenal
https://arynews.tv/pakistan-condemns-rajnath-singh-statement-on-nuclear-arsenal/ |
| 3. | Chinese envoy praises PAF for ‘commendable utilisation of Chinese-origin equipment’ |
| 4. | China says it backs Pakistan in defending ‘sovereignty’
https://www.dawn.com/news/1912273/china-says-it-backs-pakistan-in-defending-sovereignty |
| 5. | Restraint at Risk: The Anatomy of India-Pakistan De-escalation
https://thediplomat.com/2025/05/restraint-at-risk-the-anatomy-of-india-pakistan-de-escalation/ |
| 6. | India’s Rafale Dilemma: France Refuses Source Code Access Amid Rising Indo-Pacific Tensions |
| 7. | Top Iranian official says Tehran would forgo highly enriched uranium in nuclear deal with Trump
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/iran-enriched-uranium-nuclear-deal-trump-rcna206833 |
| 8. | Iran’s Khamenei slams ‘nonsense’ US nuclear demands
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/20/irans-khamenei-slams-nonsense-us-nuclear-demands |
| 9. | Venus Aerospace Completes Historic U.S. Hypersonic Engine Flight Test |
| 10. | Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield could cost hundreds of billions
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/golden-dome-missile-shield-price-billions |
| 11. | Trump’s “wins” on nuclear power are losses for taxpayers and public safety |
| 12. | Starfish Space announces plans for first commercial satellite docking
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/05/starfish-plans-first-commercial-satellite-docking/ |
Warm Regards,
Team ACDC
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
