| 1. | Nuclear fusion reactors get repair boost with first tested ‘plug-and-socket’ magnets
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/step-nuclear-fusion-reactors-magnets |
| 2. | UK rejects calls for second British nuclear weapon system
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-rejects-calls-for-second-british-nuclear-weapon-system/ |
| 3. | Russia confirms $15B arms exports to 30 countries
https://defence-blog.com/russia-confirms-15b-arms-exports-to-30-countries/# |
| 4. | Iran to unveil new satellite, space facility
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/241322/Iran-to-unveil-new-satellite-space-facility |
| 5. | ‘All U.S. Golden Dome Approves Forces Pentagon to Define Missile Defense plan. |
| 6. | NASA fuels up giant Artemis 2 moon rocket. Yes, it’s a little leaky. So is it ready to fly? |
| 7. | Big leap in air combat tech as India nails advanced Ramjet missile test |
| 8. | NASA delays the launch of Artemis II lunar mission by at least a month
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5698214/nasa-artemis-ii-launch-delay-moon |
| 9. | Is a new US-Russia arms race about to begin?
https://www.vox.com/politics/477637/is-a-new-us-russia-arms-race-about-to-begin |
| 10. | ‘Deepfakes spreading and more AI companions’: seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report |
| 11. | Musk merges SpaceX and xAI firms, plans for space-based AI data centres |
| 12. | Russia’s Medvedev says world should be alarmed if nuclear arms control treaty expires |
| 13. | Singapore Musk’s SpaceX applies to launch a million satellites into orbit. |
| 14. | Bulgaria Saudi Arabia Secures US Approval For $9bn PAC-3 MSE Air Defense Missile Package.
https://defensetalks.com/saudi-arabia-pac-3-mse-missile-sale-us-approval/ |
| 15. | Astra’s Quantum Leap: Did India’s Indigenous BVRAAM Break the 240 km Barrier Alone—or in the Shadow of a Captured Chinese PL-15? |
Warm Regards,
Team Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
