1. Pak-China joint air exercise ‘Shaheen-IX’ kicks off
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2275316/pak-china-joint-air-exercise-shaheen-ix-kicks-off
2. Russian Black Sea Fleet to participate in AMAN-2021 naval exercise in Pakistan
https://navalnews.net/russian-black-sea-fleet-to-participate-in-aman-2021-naval-exercise-in-pakistan/#:~:text=Russian%20Navy’s%20Black%20Sea%20Fleet,service%20announced%20on%2010th%20December
3. PSLV-C50 will launch communication satellite CMS-01 on December 17: ISRO
https://zeenews.india.com/india/pslv-c50-will-launch-communication-satellite-cms-01-on-december-17-isro-2330327.html
4. India’s weapons procurement from the US jumps to USD 3.4 billion in 2020
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indias-weapons-procurement-from-the-us-jumps-to-usd-3-4-billion-in-2020/articleshow/79637410.cms
5. Indian Gen. Naravane holds talks with top Saudi Generals; discusses ways to enhance defence cooperation:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gen-naravane-holds-talks-with-top-saudi-generals-discusses-ways-to-enhance-defence-cooperation/article33323116.ece
6. Biden’s First Move on Nuclear Weapons
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/12/bidens-first-move-nuclear-weapons/170652/
7. After months of delays, spy agency launches 5th mission of 2020
https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2020/12/11/after-months-of-delays-spy-agency-launches-fifth-mission-of-2020/
8. Russian nuclear submarine test-fires 4 missiles
https://apnews.com/article/politics-moscow-russia-0e699d8b69c881c9d96fb40943a8ee03
9. Kim Jong-un has enough material for ’45 nuclear weapons’, says scientist who visited state
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1370658/north-korea-news-kim-jong-un-nuclear-programme-45-weapons-pyongyang-yongbyon-ont
10. Iran says it would rejoin nuclear deal within an hour of US doing so
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/14/iran-says-rejoin-nuclear-deal-within-hour-us
Regards,
Team ACDC
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI),
Ataturk Avenue, Sector F-5/2,
Islamabad(44000), Pakistan
Tel: +92519204423-24
Fax: +92519204658
Email: acdc@issi.org.pk
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