ACDC News and Views (Oct 3-9, 2024)

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1.  ‘Russia doesn’t want to use nuclear weapons’: The view from wartime Moscow

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/7/russia-doesnt-want-to-use-nuclear-weapons-the-view-from-wartime-moscow

2.  Belarus backs Russia’s adjusted nuclear doctrine

https://news.az/news/belarus-backs-russias-adjusted-nuclear-doctrin

3.  Iran threatens to escalate if Israel attacks, says nuclear or oil targets a ‘red line’

https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-threatens-to-escalate-if-israel-attacks-says-nuclear-or-oil-targets-a-red-line/

4. North Korea’s Kim warns of nuclear response if sovereignty breached: KCNA

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241004_09/

5.  Philippines launches naval drills with allies as regional tensions simmer

https://www.voanews.com/a/philippines-launches-naval-drills-with-allies-as-regional-tensions-simmer/7813871.html

6. Philippines, South Korea boost defence cooperation, upgrades ties to strategic partnership

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-south-korea-upgrade-ties-strategic-partnership-2024-10-07/

7.  NATO commences military exercise in Lithuania

https://news.az/news/nato-commences-military-exercise-in-lithuania

8. Nuclear energy’s contribution to grid rises to 17.4pc https://www.dawn.com/news/1863770
9. Argentina and El Salvador sign MoU on nuclear energy

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/argentina-and-el-salvador-sign-mou-on-nuclear-energy

10.  A rocket? A missile? No, it is fissile. India joins AI power demand race with small N-reactors

https://m.economictimes.com/prime/energy/a-rocket-a-missile-no-it-is-fissile-india-joins-ai-power-demand-race-with-small-n-reactors/primearticleshow/114021471.cms

11. SpaceX launches asteroid defense mission from Florida’s Space Coast

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/space-news/2024/10/07/spacex-to-launch-asteroid-defense-mission-from-floridas-space-coast/

12. Impulse Space wins $34.5 million contract for U.S. Space Force missions

https://spacenews.com/impulse-space-wins-34-5-million-contract-for-u-s-space-force-missions/

13. NRO’s new proliferated spy satellite constellation moving into ‘operational phase’ | DefenseScoop

https://defensescoop.com/2024/10/03/nro-proliferated-architecture-operational-phase/

 

With Warm Regards,

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