1.UN chief calls for progress toward nuclear-weapon free world
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-08/06/c_1310111441.htm

2. Hiroshima mayor calls for nuclear disarmament
https://www.dawn.com/news/1639250

3. Raisi tells Macron nuclear talks must guarantee Tehran’s ‘rights’
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210809-raisi-tells-macron-nuclear-talks-must-guarantee-tehran-s-rights

4. Biden’s Iran Nuclear Deal Ambitions Shrink as Tensions Flare
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/biden-s-iran-nuclear-deal-ambitions-shrink-as-tensions-flare

 5. China begins work on $17bn Xudabao nuclear power station
https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/china-begins-work-17bn-xudabao-nuclear-power-stati/

 6. Blinken expresses U.S. concern about China’s growing nuclear arsenal 
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/blinken-expresses-us-concern-about-chinas-growing-nuclear-arsenal-2021-08-06/

 7. Vikrant, nuclear submarine commissioning to ring in 75th Independence anniversary celebrations
https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/vikrant-nuclear-submarine-commissioning-to-ring-in-75th-independence-anniversary-celebrations-1838057-2021-08-08

8. North Korea developing nuclear, missile programs in 2021 -U.N. report
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-developing-nuclear-missile-programs-2021-un-report-2021-08-06/

9. North Korea threatens to boost nuclear program ahead of drills between U.S. and ‘perfidious’ South
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/10/kim-north-korea-nuclear-drill/

 10. Russia’s latest nuclear-powered sub capable of carrying Tsirkon hypersonic missiles
https://tass.com/defense/1324377

 11. New drone for mapping radiation in nuclear plants
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/New-drone-for-mapping-radiation-in-nuclear-plants

12. Peace Mission-2021: India to Carry out Military Drill With China and Pakistan
https://www.news18.com/news/india/peace-mission-2021-india-to-carry-out-military-drill-with-china-and-pakistan-4055390.html

With Best Regards,

Team ACDC

Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI),
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Islamabad(44000), Pakistan
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