1.Iran and EU signal continued work on nuclear deal in Jordan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/20/iran-and-eu-signal-continued-work-on-nuclear-deal-in-jordan
2.Former Mossad intel chief says Israel must prepare for an imminent attack on Iran
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/former-mossad-intel-chief-says-israel-must-prepare-for-an-imminent-attack-on-iran/
3.Nuclear deal with Iran is not dead: US envoy
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195293/Nuclear-deal-with-Iran-is-not-dead-US-envoy
4.North Korean Drones Penetrate South’s Air Defenses
https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korean-drones-penetrate-souths-air-defenses-11672077684
5.South Korea fires shots, sends jets after invading North drones
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/26/south-korea-fires-warning-shots-as-norths-drones-enters-airspace
6.A Year in Brinkmanship on the Korean Peninsula
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/21/north-korea-2022-nuclear-missile-brinkmanship-kim-jong-un/
7.China holds military drills around Taiwan in response to US ‘collusion’
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/china-holds-military-drills-around-taiwan-in-response-to-us-collusion/2772849
8.KazInd 2022: India, Kazakhstan carry out joint military drill in Meghalaya
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/kazind-2022-india-kazakhstan-carry-out-joint-military-drill-in-meghalaya/videoshow/96534794.cms
9.China-Russia joint exercise is upright, aboveboard: Global Times editorial
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202212/1282382.shtml
10.India To Deploy Tactical Ballistic Missiles Near China, Pakistan Border; Experts Say Comparable To Russian Iskander
https://eurasiantimes.com/india-to-deploy-tactical-ballistic-missiles-near-china-pakistan-border/
11.Pakistan and Russia Expand Strategic Cooperation
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2022/12/21/pakistan-and-russia-expand-strategic-cooperation/
12.Russia to Hone Combat Readiness of Nuclear Forces: Putin
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/12/22/russia-combat-readiness-nuclear-forces/
13.Biden in newly surfaced video says the Iran nuclear deal is ‘dead’ but adds he won’t announce that publicly
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-says-iran-nuclear-deal-is-dead-newly-surfaced-video-2022-12
14.Japan adopts plan to maximize nuclear energy, in major shift
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-japan-climate-and-environment-02d0b9dfecc8cdc197d217b3029c5898
15.Congress adds US $1.7 billion for US Space Force in 2023 spending bill
https://spacenews.com/congress-adds-1-7-billion-for-u-s-space-force-in-2023-spending-bill/
16.Senate passes orbit debris cleanup bill
https://spacenews.com/senate-passes-orbit-debris-cleanup-bill/
Warmest Regards,
Team ACDC
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
