1.Speakers Call for Stronger Commitment to International Accords Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction, as Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference Continues
https://press.un.org/en/2022/dc3848.doc.htm

2.Indian Army pushes for indigenous combat drones; no-import UAVs policy
https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/indian-army-pushes-for-indigenous-combat-drones-no-import-uavs-policy/2622867/

3.India Successfully Test Fires Indigenous Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Missiles
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-successfully-test-fires-indigenous-laser-guided-anti-tank-missiles-3225589

4.US to take part in military exercise near India’s disputed border with China
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/06/india/india-us-military-exercise-line-of-actual-control-china-intl-hnk/index.html

5.Ballistic missile interceptor tested to validate radio communications
https://militaryembedded.com/comms/communications/ballistic-missile-interceptor-tested-to-validate-radio-communications

6.US Delays Minuteman III Missile Test Amid Tensions over Taiwan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-delays-minuteman-iii-missile-test-amid-tensions-over-taiwan-11659632951

7.US says ready to quickly conclude Iran nuclear deal based on EU text
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-says-ready-quickly-conclude-iran-nuclear-deal-based-eu-text-2022-08-08/

8.Russia suspends inspections under START treaty with US
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/980867-russia-suspends-inspections-under-start-treaty-with-us

9.Russians have begun training on Iranian drones, US believes
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/09/politics/russia-training-drones-iran/index.html

10.Russia launches Iranian satellite amid Ukraine war concerns
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220809-russia-launches-iranian-satellite-amid-ukraine-war-concerns

11.Russia’s Kosmos-2558 may hunt and kill US spy satellites
https://asiatimes.com/2022/08/russias-kosmos-2558-may-hunt-and-kill-us-spy-satellites/

12.North Korea ‘paves the way’ for more nuclear tests, UN report says
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-paves-way-more-nuclear-tests-un-report-2022-08-04/

Warmest Regards,

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