ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (February 1 – 8, 2023)

1. EU’s Top Diplomat Says Iranian Deal Is Only Way to Stop Tehran’s Nuclear Program
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eus-top-diplomat-says-iranian-deal-is-only-way-to-stop-tehrans-nuclear-program-11675681424

2.Iran and the West clash over IAEA report on Fordow nuclear plant
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/4/iran-and-the-west-clash-over-iaea-report-on-fordow

3.Nuclear Envoys of US, South Korea Downplay Seoul’s Nuclear Intent
https://www.voanews.com/a/nuclear-envoys-of-us-south-korea-downplay-seoul-s-nuclear-intent/6947817.html

4.North Korea says US drills push tensions to ‘extreme red line’ and threatens ‘overwhelming nuclear force’
https://news.sky.com/story/north-korea-says-us-drills-push-tensions-to-extreme-red-line-and-threatens-overwhelming-nuclear-force-12801350

5.Russian envoy blames US for raising tensions around New START
https://tass.com/politics/1569745

6.Indian Army carries out military exercise in North Bengal
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-army-carries-out-military-exercise-in-north-bengal/articleshow/97499871.cms

7.British military forces in Kuwait for Desert Warrior 7 drills
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2244691/middle-east

8.ISRO completes investigation into SSLV launch failure
https://spacenews.com/isro-completes-investigation-into-sslv-launch-failure/

9.SpaceX launches big telecom satellite, lands rocket on ship at sea
https://www.space.com/spacex-launch-hispasat-communications-satellite

10.India-US Agree To Expand Cooperation On Weapons, Semiconductors
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/india-us-agree-to-expand-cooperation-on-weapons-semiconductors-articleshow.html

11.Australia prepares to unveil AUKUS nuclear submarine plans in the United States
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/joe-biden-tipped-to-host-aukus-announcement-albanese/101922328

12.More lunar missions means more space junk around the Moon – two astronomers are building a catalog to track the trash
https://theconversation.com/more-lunar-missions-means-more-space-junk-around-the-moon-two-astronomers-are-building-a-catalog-to-track-the-trash-196645

13.Turkey’s unfinished Akkuyu nuclear plant not damaged by quake – Rosatom official
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-unfinished-akkuyu-nuclear-plant-not-damaged-by-quake-rosatom-official-2023-02-06/

Warmest Regards,