ACDC News and Views (July 11-17, 2024)

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1.  Iran open to resuming nuclear accord talks, acting foreign minister says

https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-open-to-resuming-nuclear-accord-talks-acting-foreign-minister-says/7700958.html

2. U.S. Congratulates Micronesia on Joining Bioweapons Pact

https://www.miragenews.com/us-congratulates-micronesia-on-joining-1274827/#google_vignette

3. Nagasaki mayor reminds world of horrors of nuclear weapons

https://www.arabnews.jp/en/japan/article_126456/

4. Philipines wants to point more BrahMos missiles at  China

https://asiatimes.com/2024/07/philippines-wants-to-point-more-brahmos-missiles-at-china/

5.  US and South Korea Sign Joint Nuclear Deterrence Guidelines in Face of North Korean Threats

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-07-12/us-and-south-korea-sign-joint-nuclear-deterrence-guidelines-in-face-of-north-korean-threats

6. North Korea Threatens to Boost Nuke Capability in Reaction to US-South Korea Deterrence Guidelines

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-07-13/north-korea-threatens-to-boost-nuke-capability-in-reaction-to-us-south-korea-deterrence-guidelines

7. Seoul could acquire nuke submarine if needed to deter North Korea: US commander

https://www.nknews.org/2024/07/seoul-could-acquire-nuke-submarine-if-needed-to-deter-north-korea-us-commander/

8.  Russia Vow’s ‘Military Response’ to U.S Missile Deployment in Germany

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/world/europe/us-germany-missiles-russia.html

9.  How Can Europe Reduce its Military Dependency on the United States

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/world/europe/nato-europe-military-russia.html

10.  Russia Ahead in Bid to Build Turkey’s Next Nuclear Power Plant

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-16/russia-s-rosatom-ahead-in-bid-for-turkey-s-sinop-nuclear-power-plant

11. South Africa’s nuclear plans spark controversy

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/south-africas-nuclear-plans-spark-controversy/

12. Construction begins on China’s largest uranium mining project

https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Construction-begins-on-China-s-largest-uranium-min

13. Biden signs a big nuclear bill. Can it remake the industry?

https://www.eenews.net/articles/biden-signs-a-big-nuclear-bill-can-it-remake-the-industry/

14.  Europe’s Ariane 6 blasts off on maiden flight

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/9/europes-ariane-6-ready-to-blast-off-from-spaceport-in-kourou

15.  China’s Long March 6A rocket appears to have an orbital debris problem

https://spacenews.com/chinas-long-march-6a-rocket-appears-to-have-an-orbital-debris-problem/

 

Malik Qasim Mustafa
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Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
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