1.  Chinese nuclear weapons, 2024

https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-01/chinese-nuclear-weapons-2024/

  1.  Russia’s Medvedev warns of nuclear response if Ukraine hits missile launch sites

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-warns-nuclear-response-if-ukraine-hits-missile-launch-sites-2024-01-11/

  1.  US imposes sanctions over transfer of North Korean ballistic missiles to Russia

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-imposes-sanctions-over-transfer-north-korean-ballistic-missiles-russia-2024-01-11/

  1.  US and allies accuse Russia of using North Korean missiles against Ukraine, violating UN sanctions

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-north-korea-un-missiles-aa272d30568657a3718bad4af7a44b16

  1.  Putin-friendly Belarus to include nuclear weapon use provision in new military doctrine

https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-friendly-belarus-include-nuclear-weapon-use-provision-new-military-doctrine

  1.  US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen

https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-biden-retaliation-attacks-0804b93372cd5e874a0dd03513fe36a2

  1.  Japan launches spy satellite amid North Korea’s military build up

https://www.trtworld.com/asia/japan-launches-spy-satellite-amid-north-koreas-military-build-up-16624238

  1.  UK government plans further nuclear power expansion

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67939708

  1.  North Korea fires intermediate-range ballistic missile: Seoul

https://www.trtworld.com/asia/north-korea-fires-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-seoul-16646916

  1.  North Korea says it tested solid-fuel missile with hypersonic warhead

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/15/north-korea-says-it-tested-solid-fuel-missile-with-hypersonic-warhead

  1. Chinese Analyst ‘Rips Apart’ Russia’s Hypersonic Missile; Calls It ‘Outdated Cold-War Tech That Fails To Impress’

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/outdated-cold-war-tech-chinese-analyst-rips-apart-russias/

  1. China introduces revolutionary nuclear battery that lasts 50 years without charging

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/china-introduces-revolutionary-nuclear-battery-that-lasts-50-years-without-charging/articleshow/106880627.cms

  1. Japan’s ‘Wacky Hack’ To Fight Space Debris – A Ground-Based Laser System That Can Burn Orbital Mess

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/space-station-japan-works-new/#:~:text=In%20a%20bid%20to%20tackle,to%20remove%20minuscule%20space%20fragments.

  1. Japan to attempt first moon landing of 2024 on Friday

https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/japan-to-attempt-first-moon-landing-of-2024-with-slim-on-friday-2489358-2024-01-16

Warm Regards,

Team ACDC
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