ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (December 8 – 14, 2022)

1.Effective Arms-Control Measures Needed to Block Diversion of Ukraine Weapons, Senior United Nations Disarmament Official Tells Security Council
https://press.un.org/en/2022/sc15136.doc.htm

2.General Assembly Adopts over 100 Texts of First, Sixth Committees Tackling Threats from Nuclear Weapons, International Security, Global Law, Transitional Justice
https://press.un.org/en/2022/ga12478.doc.htm

3.North Korea ‘ready’ to test a nuclear weapon, claims South Korean PM Han Duck-soo
https://news.sky.com/story/north-korea-ready-to-test-a-nuclear-weapon-claims-south-korean-pm-han-duck-soo-12766766

4.North Korea’s Tactical Nuclear Threshold Is Frighteningly Low
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/08/north-korea-tactical-nuclear-threat/

5.US answers North Korea missile barrage with vow to stay the course
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/12/07/world/us-north-korea-policy-stays-course/

6.Saudi minister says ‘all bets off’ if Iran gets nuclear weapon
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/11/saudi-minister-says-all-bets-off-if-iran-gets-nuclear-weapon

7.Iran says uranium traces came in waste from abroad
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/12/09/Iran-says-uranium-traces-came-in-waste-from-abroad

8.Iran plans to limit range of missiles sent to Russia, Israeli officials say
https://www.axios.com/2022/12/12/ukraine-war-russia-missiles-iran-limit

9.Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2213746/world

10.Russia is expanding its nuclear arsenal, US defense secretary says
https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-is-expanding-its-nuclear-arsenal-us-defense-secretary-says-2022-12-09/

11.Putin says one missile will trigger ‘hundreds’ of warheads in stark message on nuclear deterrence
https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-says-one-missile-trigger-hundreds-warheads-stark-message-nuclear-deterrence

12.Nuclear fusion: How long until this breakthrough discovery can power your house
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/12/us/common-questions-nuclear-fusion-climate/index.html

13.Why is the Biological Weapons Convention not getting attention?
https://unherd.com/thepost/why-is-the-biological-weapons-convention-not-getting-attention/

14.Turkish minister says report refutes allegations of chemical weapons use against PKK
https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-minister-says-report-refutes-allegations-of-chemical-weapons-use-against-pkk-news-61614

15.India Could Boost BrahMos Supersonic Missile’s Range To 1000 Km Thanks To Russian Upgrade Of Onyx Missile
https://eurasiantimes.com/india-could-boost-brahmos-supersonic-missiles-range-to-1000-km/

16.Indigenization- Steps towards Holistic Development
https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/indigenization-steps-towards-holistic-development/2911020/

17.7th edition of US-India Naval Exercise Sangam begins in Goa
https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/7th-edition-of-us-india-naval-exercise-sangam-begins-in-goa/

18.India deploys drones near Eastern Ladakh, Sikkim to monitor Chinese military actions
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/drones-deployed-near-eastern-ladakh-sikkim-to-monitor-chinese-military-actions-along-border-2307957-2022-12-11

19.New rocket successfully takes to outer space
http://www.ecns.cn/video/2022-12-07/detail-ihchpurs8872496.shtml

20.NASA’s Artemis I Mission Successfully Returns from the Moon
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-i-mission-successfully-returns-from-the-moon/