ACDC News and Views (Sept 12-18, 2024)

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1. NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Quad statement to the IAEA

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/npt-safeguards-agreement-with-iran-quad-statement-to-the-iaea

2. Russia keeps seven warships armed with 48 cruise missiles in Black Sea https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3905542-russia-keeps-seven-warships-armed-with-48-cruise-missiles-in-black-sea.html
3. China and Russia are ramping up joint military drills. What’s their end goal?

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/17/china/china-russia-military-drills-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html

4. China says AUKUS is ‘driven by Cold War thinking’. Here are 3 reasons it is so threatened by the pact

https://theconversation.com/china-says-aukus-is-driven-by-cold-war-thinking-here-are-3-reasons-it-is-so-threatened-by-the-pact-236065

5. North Korea reveals first photos of uranium enrichment facility

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/13/north-korea-reveals-first-photos-of-uranium-enrichment-facility

6. North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/12/north-korea-fires-multiple-short-range-ballistic-missiles
7. North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles for second time in a week

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/18/north-korea-fires-short-range-ballistic-missiles-for-second-time-in-a-week

8. Russia to consider restricting uranium exports, Putin says

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/putin-considering-restricting-uranium-sales

9. India has a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine. But can it catch up with China?

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/14/asia/india-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine-intl-hnk-ml/index.html

10. DRDO Begins Development of Nag Mk II ATGM with L&T as Development-cum-Production Partner

https://idrw.org/drdo-begins-development-of-nag-mk-ii-atgm-with-lt-as-development-cum-production-partner/

11. Houthis claim ‘hypersonic’ missile used in Israel attack. What are hypersonic missiles? – explainer

https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/article-820226

12. Iran launches new research satellite Chamran-1 into orbit https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/14/iran-launches-new-research-satellite-chamran-1-into-orbit
13. French armament agency responds to space threats

https://spacenews.com/french-armament-agency-responds-to-space-threats/

14.  Cybersecurity a top priority for military satellites as threats loom

https://spacenews.com/cybersecurity-a-top-priority-for-military-satellites-as-threats-loom/

 

Warm Regards,

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