ACDC News and Views (Jan 16-22, 2025)

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1. Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite EO-1

https://www.dawn.com/news/1885863

2. 2024 Report to Congress on Implementation of the New START Treaty

https://2021-2025.state.gov/2024-report-to-congress-on-implementation-of-the-new-start-treaty/

3. Trump Picks Ex-Congressman to Manage U.S. Nuclear Arsenal

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/science/trump-brandon-williams-nuclear-weapons.html

4. Putin congratulates Trump before inauguration, says open to talks on Ukraine, nuclear arms

https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-congratulates-trump-ahead-inauguration-says-open-talks-ukraine-nuclear-2025-01-20/

5. Putin and Iran’s president deepen defence ties with 20-year pact

https://www.reuters.com/world/iranian-president-arrives-moscow-treaty-signing-with-putin-tass-says-2025-01-17/

6. Iran needs to strike nuclear understanding with Trump, IAEA chief says

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/01/21/iran-needs-to-strike-nuclear-understanding-with-trump-iaea-chief-says

7. Iran Open to Nuclear Talks, Says Sanctions Impact Cannot Be Denied

https://iranwire.com/en/news/138341-iran-open-to-nuclear-talks-says-sanctions-impact-cannot-be-denied/

8. South Korea says denuclearising North Korea still goal after reports Trump called it nuclear power

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-says-denuclearising-north-korea-still-goal-after-reports-trump-2025-01-21/

9. Japan to coordinate with U.S. as Trump calls North Korea nuclear power

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/01/fdca5f1da990-japan-to-coordinate-with-us-as-trump-calls-n-korea-nuclear-power.html

10. US Companies Join Forces to Accelerate SMR Deployment

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/us-companies-join-forces-to-accelerate-smr-deployment

11. How Safe Are India’s Nuclear Reactors? What Global Watchdog Chief Said

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/ndtv-at-davos-international-atomic-energy-agency-how-safe-are-indias-nuclear-reactors-what-global-watchdog-chief-replied-7530096

12. China’s nuclear fusion scientists set record span for plasma 6 times hotter than the sun

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3295609/chinas-nuclear-fusion-scientists-set-record-span-plasma-6-times-hotter-sun?utm_source=rss_feed

13. India successfully conducts historic space-docking test

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j89k02py0o

14. Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth’s space junk problem

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/scientists-call-on-un-to-help-solve-earths-space-junk-problem

15. China explores using orbiting lasers to power spacecraft on the moon

https://spacenews.com/china-explores-using-orbiting-lasers-to-power-to-spacecraft-on-the-moon/

 

With Warm Regards,

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