ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (October 27 – November 02, 2022)

1.Military option is on the table if needed to prevent Iranian nuclear weapon: Malley
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/10/31/Military-option-is-on-the-table-if-needed-to-prevent-Iranian-nuclear-weapon-Malley

2.UN tells Israel to destroy nuclear weapons
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/478218/UN-tells-Israel-to-destroy-nuclear-weapons

4.North Korea threatens to use nuke over S. Korea-US drills
https://apnews.com/article/seoul-south-korea-nuclear-weapons-northd3a1d9d6633e6fc910bfd8a6eadf9158

5.North Korean missile lands off South Korean coast for first time; South responds with own launches
https://www.dawn.com/news/1718420

6.UN to conduct a vote on investigating alleged biolabs run by US, Ukraine
https://www.trtworld.com/europe/un-to-conduct-a-vote-on-investigating-alleged-biolabs-run-by-us-ukraine-62169

7.UN still sees no sign of biological weapons in Ukraine
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/10/1129952

8.US to advance defence partnership with India to contain China
https://www.dawn.com/news/1718101

9.Biden avoids radical shift in new nuclear weapons policy
https://www.ft.com/content/05b71f9a-0fbb-4be5-821a-d2d50b611005

10.Chinese disarmament ambassador blasts US Nuclear Posture Review
https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202210/29/WS635cdd8aa310fd2b29e7f3ce.html

11.One Year of AUKUS: An Assessment of Progress and Challenges
https://www.idsa.in/issuebrief/One-Year-of-AUKUS-rvignesh-aksingh-021122

12.India, Australia conduct naval exercise in Visakhapatnam
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/india-australia-conduct-naval-exercise-in-visakhapatnam-446873

13.Russia’s anti-satellite threat tests laws of war in space
https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-anti-satellite-threat-tests-laws-war-space-2022-10-28/

14.China launches satellite to test space environment monitor tech
https://dailytimes.com.pk/1020685/china-launches-satellite-to-test-space-environment-monitor-tech/

15.Australia joins ASAT test ban, raising like-minded countries to eight
https://spacenews.com/australia-joins-asat-test-ban-raising-like-minded-countries-to-eight/