ACDC News and Views October 15 – October 21

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1. Pakistan Successfully Launches First Hyperspectral Satellite from China

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2573126/pakistan-successfully-launches-first-hyperspectral-satellite-from-china&utm_source=dsdf,sharelaunchiga,,sh/x/
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2. Brothers In Arms: Inside India & Israel’s Billion-Dollar Nexus of Military Deals, Corporate Power & Ethnonationalism

https://voice.cymru/brothers-in-arms-inside-india-israels-billion-dollar-nexus-of-military-deals-corporate-power-ethnonationalism/

3. India, Brazil Pursue Defense Equipment Collaboration

https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/air/india-brazil-pursue-defence-equipment-collaboration

4. AUKUS Defense Pact Fuels Nuclear Proliferation, Arms Race: China

https://www.trtworld.com/article/b5a22b7f757b

 

5. US Says It Won’t Let Iran Possess Nuclear Arms After Khamenei’s Defiant Remarks

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202510216186

6. South Korea to Develop Quantum Weapons

https://thedefensepost.com/2025/10/21/south-korea-quantum-weapons/

7. South Korea Seeks to Break into World’s Top 4 Defense Exporters

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3329611/south-korea-seeks-break-worlds-top-4-defence-exporters

 

8. EU Proposes ‘Flagship’ Defense Projects to Counter Drones, Protect Eastern Border

https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-proposes-flagship-defence-projects-counter-drones-protect-eastern-border-2025-10-16/

9. NATO Will Buy More US Weapons for Ukraine: Hegseth

https://www.newsweek.com/nato-us-weapons-ukraine-russia-war-hegseth-purl-10881246

10. Germany Plans to Buy 15 More F-35 Fighter Jets Amid Defense Buildup — Report

https://www.trtworld.com/article/82c4e1e2ee36

11. U.S. Could Make Record Arms Sales to Taiwan in 2026: Business Group

https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202510200009

12. US arms profits soar due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict and Israel’s wars in the Middle East

https://www.trtworld.com/article/40e7293bc3c1?utm_source=01b7af4b67db&utm_
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13. Defense Tech Startups Turn Focus to Space Warfare

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-20/defense-tech-startups-turn-focus-to-space-warfare

14. Japan’s New Leader Set to Keep Nuclear Energy Central

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-21/japan-s-new-leader-set-to-keep-nuclear-energy-central

15. US Offers Nuclear Energy Companies Access to Plutonium, FT Reports https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-offers-nuclear-energy-companies-access-plutonium-ft-reports-2025-10-21/
16. NATO Allies Join the UK to Tackle Dual Space Technology Challenges https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/nato-allies-join-the-uk-to-tackle-dual-space-technology-challenges/200191/

 

Warm Regards,

Team Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
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