1. US seeks to wean India from Russia weapons with arms-aid package
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/us-seeks-to-wean-india-from-russia-weapons-with-arms-aid-package/articleshow/91630428.cms
2. Russia uses new laser weapons in Ukraine, Zelenskiy mocks ‘wonder weapon’
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-touts-new-generation-blinding-laser-weapons-2022-05-18/
3.Iran denies ‘compromise’ in nuclear deal negotiations
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/22/iran-denies-compromise-in-nuclear-deal-negotiations
4. North Korea has a growing arsenal of nuclear weapons — and seems willing to use them
https://www.keranews.org/2022-05-18/north-korea-has-a-growing-arsenal-of-nuclear-weapons-and-seems-willing-to-use-them
5. North Korea may conduct a missile or nuclear test timed with Biden’s visit to Asia
https://www.keranews.org/2022-05-18/north-korea-may-conduct-a-missile-or-nuclear-test-timed-with-bidens-visit-to-asia
6. Biden extends ‘Hello’ to Kim Jong UN amid nuclear tensions
https://www.dw.com/en/biden-extends-hello-to-kim-jong-un-amid-nuclear-tensions/a-61892566
7. NATO does not plan nuclear arms or bases in Finland, PM tells paper
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/no-nuclear-arms-or-nato-bases-finlands-soil-pm-tells-paper-2022-05-19/
8. ‘No One Should Have the Power to Kill Us All’: Artist Pedro Reyes Is Mounting a Global Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pedro-reyes-nuclear-disarmament-frieze-2117450?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
9. Our Next ‘Unthinkable’ Crisis: Nuclear War in Asia?
https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/05/our-next-unthinkable-crisis-nuclear-war-asia
10. ‘Destroy whole UK in two minutes!’ Russia MP threatens nuclear strike in on-air outburst
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1614317/Russia-state-TV-latest-Russian-MP-nuclear-weapons-strike-UK-NATO-Ukraine-war-latest-vn
11.Artificial Sun: China Claims Designing World’s 1st Power Plant That Can Convert Nuclear Fusion Energy Into Electricity
Artificial Sun: China Claims Designing World’s 1st Power Plant That Can Convert Nuclear Fusion Energy Into Electricity (eurasiantimes.com)
12.Russia dominates nuclear power supply chains — and the West needs to prepare now to be independent in the future
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/23/russia-dominates-global-nuclear-reactor-and-fuel-supply-chains.html
13.Boeing docks Starliner capsule to ISS for the first time
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/21/boeing-docks-starliner-capsule-to-iss-for-the-first-time
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