| 1. | Chief of Russia’s nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast |
| 2. | Russia sells stakes in some Kazakh uranium deposits to China |
| 3. | Trump Team Weighs Options, Including Airstrikes, to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-iran-plan-nuclear-weapons-def26f1d |
| 4. | Notification Agreement with China as a Risk Reduction Measure
https://fas.org/publication/missile-prelaunch-notification-china/ |
| 5. | It is time to shift to ‘wartime mindset’: NATO chief
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/it-is-time-to-shift-to-wartime-mindset-nato-chief/3423155 |
| 6. | NATO Secretary General calls on Allies to increase defence spending: to prevent war, NATO must spend more |
| 7. | New EU renewable energy target faces nuclear roadblock |
| 8. | Philippines Senate ratifies new defence pact with Japan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/17/philippines-ratifies-new-military-defence-pact-with-japan |
| 9. | Indonesia seeks defence tech collaboration with India to boost ties |
| 10. | UK and Australia boost growth and defence partnership at summit in London |
| 11. | DRDO achieves success in final test of SFDR propulsion missile system |
| 12. | China’s MD-19 hypersonic UAS with horizontal landing revealed |
| 13. | India’s Leap into Quantum Satellite Technology: Securing the Future of Communication
https://idrw.org/indias-leap-into-quantum-satellite-technology-securing-the-future-of-communication/ |
| 14. | Eutelsat orders 100 LEO satellites to replenish OneWeb constellation
https://spacenews.com/eutelsat-orders-100-leo-satellites-to-replenish-oneweb-constellation/ |
Warm Regards,
Team ACDC
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
