ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (September 7 – 13, 2023)

1. Biden and Modi to make progress on GE jet engines, nuclear – White House

https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-modi-make-progress-ge-jet-engines-nuclear-white-house-2023-09-07/

2. India pursues small reactors in civil nuclear energy

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-pursues-small-reactors-in-civil-nuclear-energy/articleshow/103559753.cms?from=mdr

3. Pakistan nuclear weapons, 2023

https://thebulletin.org/premium/2023-09/pakistan-nuclear-weapons-2023/

4. IAEA Head Concerned at ‘Decrease in Interest’ in Iran Nuclear Escalation

https://www.voanews.com/a/iaea-head-concerned-at-decrease-in-interest-in-iran-nuclear-escalation-/7263879.html

5. Analysis: Iran’s nuclear slowdown may prop up US hopes to ease tensions

https://www.reuters.com/world/irans-nuclear-slowdown-may-prop-up-us-hopes-ease-tensions-2023-09-06/

6. North Korea unveils first tactical, nuclear-armed submarine

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-launches-new-tactical-nuclear-attack-submarine-kcna-2023-09-07/

7. Where will Australia store its nuclear waste?

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/where-will-australia-store-its-nuclear-waste/

8. IAEA Conducts Its First Seawater Sampling After Japan’s Discharge of ALPS Treated Water, Finds Tritium Level Below Limit

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/iaea-conducts-its-first-seawater-sampling-after-japans-discharge-of-alps-treated-water-finds-tritium-level-below-limit

9. Record civilian cluster munitions victims as experts urge global ban

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1140382

10. Air Force tests nuclear-capable long-range missile

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4189949-air-force-tests-nuclear-capable-long-range-missile/

11. NATO to launch biggest military exercise since cold war

https://www.ft.com/content/6c7a6941-2e0c-46d0-baf5-f53b681d2936

12. Russia voices concern as Armenia prepares to exercise with US troops

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/russia-voices-concern-as-armenia-prepares-to-exercise-with-us-troops

Warmest Regards,

Team ACDC
Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan