1.The treaties that make the world safer are struggling
https://www.vox.com/world/23510633/arms-control-bioweapons-convention-nukes-ukraine-putin

2.Russia’s hypersonic missile-armed ship to patrol global seas
https://apnews.com/article/putin-technology-politics-russia-government-561c5501aeb8f3ae40af1789ec237103

3.US Accelerates Military Drills With China’s Neighbors; Boosts Presence In Indo-Pacific Amid PLA Threats
https://eurasiantimes.com/us-accelerates-military-drills-with-allies-and-boosts/

4.China says it carried out more military drills around Taiwan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/9/china-says-it-carried-out-more-military-drills-around-taiwan

5.Facing US lawmaker concerns, Australian prime minister defends AUKUS sub efforts
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/01/facing-us-lawmaker-concerns-australian-prime-minister-defends-aukus-sub-efforts/

6.Japan and U.S. to cooperate on next-generation nuclear reactors
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/10/national/japan-us-nuclear-reactors/

7.Belgium extends life of its nuclear power industry by 10 years
https://www.euronews.com/2023/01/10/belgium-extends-life-of-its-nuclear-power-industry-by-10-years

8.Djibouti signs Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
https://www.icanw.org/djibouti_tpnw_signature 

9.UK space mission fails after rocket ‘anomaly’
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-64215127

10.Exclusive: Russian hackers targeted U.S. nuclear scientists
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-hackers-targeted-us-nuclear-scientists-2023-01-06/

​Warm Regards,

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