| 1. | US announces $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, largest ever |
| 2. | STAR WARS Russia building new ‘shrapnel cloud’ weapon to wipe out Musk’s Starlink satellites & spark carnage in space, fears Nato
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15719293/russia-weapon-strike-elon-musk-starlink-nato-reveals/ |
| 3. | Washington okays upgrade package for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet |
| 4. | Mindful of Trump and China, Japan is ramping up defense spending
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/22/japan-defense-spending-boost/ |
| 5. | Pakistan, Libya clinch multi-billion dollar arms deal
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2583562/pakistan-libya-clinch-multi-billion-dollar-arms-deal |
| 6. | Japan set to restart world’s biggest nuclear power plant
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/22/japan-set-to-restart-worlds-biggest-nuclear-power-plant |
| 7. | For US$96 million, the U.S. authorized the sale of a support package for the Taiwan Army’s AH-1W attack helicopters |
| 8. | Germany to Expand Order of Israeli Arrow 3 Missile Defense Systems
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/germany-to-expand-order-of-israeli-arrow-3-missile-defense-systems |
| 9. | The Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Will Pierce China’s A2/AD Bubble |
| 10. | Exclusive: China likely loaded more than 100 ICBMs in silo fields, Pentagon report says |
| 11. | Iran tests ballistic missiles six months after 12-day war with Israel |
| 12. | Japan trials 100-kilowatt laser weapon — it can cut through metal and drones mid-flight |
| 13. | Critical infrastructure, ransomware and quantum: Cybersecurity focus in 2026 |
| 14. | Iran set to orbit three satellites in joint launch from Russia |
Warm Regards,
Team Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
