ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (July 5 – 12, 2023)

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/iaea-finds-japans-plans-to-release-treated-water-into-the-sea-at-fukushima-consistent-with-international-safety-standards

2.North Korea calls on international community to stop Japan’s release of treated Fukushima wastewater
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/09/world/north-korea-japan-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater-intl-hnk/index.html

3.North Korea denounces US move to bring ballistic missile submarine to peninsula
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2335006/world

 4.Iran nuclear deal: Despite differences, still ‘best available option’, Security Council hears
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/07/1138432

 5.Iranian envoy tells UK to stick to terms of nuclear deal and lift missile sanctions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/05/iranian-envoy-uk-iran-nuclear-deal-sanctions-missile-development 

6.Chinese envoy calls for resuming implementation of Iranian nuclear deal
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-07-07/Chinese-envoy-suggests-resuming-implementation-of-Iranian-nuclear-deal-1lfg34DUBeo/index.html

 7.IAEA experts find no indications of mines at Zaporozhye NPP, says agency’s chief
https://tass.com/defense/1643939

8.Russian warships kick off 7-day visit in Shanghai, to conduct military exercises with PLA
http://www.ecns.cn/news/military/2023-07-07/detail-ihcqwzhw5161029.shtml

9.Statement on the United States Completing the Destruction of its Chemical Weapons Stockpile
https://www.state.gov/statement-on-the-united-states-completing-the-destruction-of-its-chemical-weapons-stockpile/

10.OPCW confirms: All declared chemical weapons stockpiles verified as irreversibly destroyed
https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/news/2023/07/opcw-confirms-all-declared-chemical-weapons-stockpiles-verified

11.US to give Ukraine widely banned cluster munitions despite fears
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/7/us-to-give-ukraine-widely-banned-cluster-munitions-despite-fears

12.Cluster bombs to Ukraine will damage US moral leadership, Democrat says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/us-cluster-bombs-ukraine-biden-democrat-barbara-lee

13.UN nuclear agency seeks more access to the plant that Kyiv and Moscow say is under threat
https://apnews.com/article/iaea-grossi-nuclear-ukraine-zaporizhizhia-russia-japan-cfa0c1b7ef91194fe6e1de83691f1c23

14.MND denies report of US requesting Taiwan to produce bio-weapons
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202307090017

15.SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-breaking 16th time, lands on ship at sea
https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-group-6-5-record-breaking-launch

16.China launches new satellite to test satellite internet technologies
https://english.news.cn/20230709/94ae180655ec4b1fb2cff8fc7ca7bd1e/c.html

Warmest Regards,