ACDC News and Views (Oct 31-Nov 6, 2024)

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1.  South Korea pushes AI to bolster military as population shrinks

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defense/South-Korea-pushes-AI-to-bolster-military-as-population-shrinks

2.  Pakistan Navy successfully tests ship-launched ballistic missile

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2507427/pakistan-navy-successfully-tests-ship-launched-ballistic-missile

3. North Korea white paper says Yoon Suk Yeol raised risk of nuclear war

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korean-white-paper-says-souths-president-has-raised-risk-nuclear-war-2024-11-02/

4.  Pakistan, China conclude air forces’ exercise ‘Indus Shield-Chinese’

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pakistan-china-conclude-air-forces-exercise-indus-shield-chinese/articleshow/114987022.cms?from=mdr

5. Japan and EU announce a security and defense partnership as regional tensions rise

https://apnews.com/article/japan-eu-security-defense-partnership-98e38a544c06547373cfa83304343731

6.  A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor

https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-nuclear-melted-fuel-robot-d4bbfb543a0bbf9839ed2b33ea5ea969

7.  US flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan in reaction to the North’s missile test

https://apnews.com/article/us-bomber-north-korea-missile-test-43b568921a7521468167fe30915cd943

8.  Pakistan, Azerbaijan discuss deepening defence ties

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2506357/pakistan-azerbaijan-discuss-deepening-defence-ties

9.  India boosts submarine fleet as region’s warship traffic picks up

https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2024/11/01/india-boosts-submarine-fleet-as-regions-warship-traffic-picks-up/

 

10.  India’s Defence Exports To Touch ₹ 50,000 Crore In 2029-30: Rajnath Singh

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-defence-exports-to-touch-rs-50-000-crore-in-2029-30-rajnath-singh-6929922

 

11.  Zelenskyy criticises Poland for failing on military aid and defence front

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/zelenskyy-criticises-poland-for-failing-on-military-aid-and-defence-front/

12.   Indonesia’s Prabowo looks to deepen Russian ties in first joint naval drills

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defense/Indonesia-s-Prabowo-looks-to-deepen-Russian-ties-in-first-joint-naval-drills

13. South Korean military says North Korea appears poised to conduct nuclear and ICBM tests

https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-nuclear-test-icbm-ukraine-russia-a39a36f4ff000037f96116fd6f5633fb

14.  North Korea’s Choe accuses US and South Korea of plotting a nuclear strike against her country

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-koreas-choe-accuses-us-south-korea-plotting-nuclear-strike-against-her-2024-11-01/

 

With Warm Regards,

Team ACDC
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan