ACDC News and Views (Nov 28-Dec 4, 2024)

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1. Senior Russian diplomat says possibility of new nuclear tests remains open question

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/senior-russian-diplomat-says-possibility-new-nuclear-tests-remains-open-question-2024-11-30/

2. Russia Says Test-Fired Missiles in Eastern Mediterranean Drills

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/03/russia-says-test-fired-missiles-in-eastern-mediterranean-drills-a87218

3. Nuclear Challenges Facing the Next U.S. President

https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2024-12/focus/nuclear-challenges-facing-next-us-president

4. India’s K-4 missile a nuclear shot across China’s bow

https://asiatimes.com/2024/12/indias-k-4-missile-a-nuclear-shot-across-chinas-bow/

5. India’s Bid For AIP-Armed Submarine Enters Tricky Waters As Navantia Fits 3rd-Gen AIP Onboard S-80-Class Sub

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/competition-for-supplying-aip-equipped/?amp

6. US will not return nuclear weapons to Ukraine

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-will-not-return-nuclear-weapons-to-ukraine-/7883247.html

7. Iran plans to install 6,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium, IAEA says

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/29/iran-plans-to-install-6000-centrifuges-to-enrich-uranium-iaea-says

8. Iran and Europe seek to break nuclear impasse before return of Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/29/iran-in-nuclear-talks-with-europeans-as-trump-presidency-approaches

9. South Korea has completed the development of the Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile system, with production expected to commence in 2025.

https://thedefensepost.com/2024/12/02/south-korea-missile-defense-2/

10. South Africa ‘committed to new nuclear and PBMR’

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/south-africa-government-reiterates-commitment-to-new-nuclear-and-pbmr

11. Poland explores possibility of third nuclear power plant

https://news.az/news/poland-explores-possibility-of-third-nuclear-power-plant

12. China to launch next-generation Beidou satellites in 2027

https://spacenews.com/china-to-launch-next-generation-beidou-satellites-in-2027/

 

Warm Regards,

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