ACDC News and Views (March 13-19, 2025)

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 Iran, Russia, China discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme at Beijing meeting

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/14/iran-russia-china-discuss-tehrans-nuclear-programme-at-beijing-meeting

2.

Macron announces more Rafale jets for nuclear deterrence

https://news.az/news/macron-announces-more-rafale-jets-for-nuclear-deterrence

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France to reopen fourth nuclear air base as Europe rushes to rearm

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-will-reopen-fourth-nuclear-air-base/

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Poland, Baltics may withdraw from anti-personnel landmine treaty

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/03/18/poland-baltics-may-withdraw-from-anti-personnel-landmine-treaty/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dfn-dnr

5.

Duda: US nuclear weapons in Poland would be ‘deterrent’ for Russia

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce98ym8k89do

6.

Why Germany, Italy and Japan still depend on US nuclear deterrence

https://www.euronews.com/2025/03/18/why-germany-italy-and-japan-still-depend-on-us-nuclear-deterrence

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Japan eyes deploying long-range missiles on Kyushu island

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/03/2e5ffec87325-japan-eyes-deploying-long-range-missiles-on-kyushu-island.html

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 China’s HQ-19 system to shield against hypersonic weapons and nuclear threats

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3302865/chinas-hq-19-system-shield-against-hypersonic-weapons-and-nuclear-threats

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 Australia is buying the ‘best submarines in the world’. Here’s what we’ll get

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-is-buying-the-best-submarines-in-the-world-here-s-what-we-ll-get-20250316-p5ljwm.html

10.

Canada to buy $4bn Australian radar for Arctic amid fraught U.S. ties

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defense/Canada-to-buy-4bn-Australian-radar-for-Arctic-amid-fraught-U.S.-ties

11.

Chinese shipyard completes 2nd submarine for Pakistan navy

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Aerospace-Defense-Industries/Chinese-shipyard-completes-2nd-submarine-for-Pakistan-navy

12.

AMD CEO Lisa Su visits China, touting AI chip compatibility with DeepSeek, Alibaba models

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3302895/amd-ceo-lisa-su-visits-china-touting-ai-chip-compatibility-deepseek-alibaba-models

13.

How the U.S. is losing ground to China in nuclear fusion, as AI power needs surge

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/16/the-us-is-falling-behind-china-in-nuclear-fusion-needed-to-power-ai.html