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ACDC News and Views (Feb 6 – 12, 2025)

  1. International Atomic Energy Agency chief arrives in Pakistan to discuss nuclear cooperation https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2589887/pakistan 2. Russia warns outlook for extending last nuclear arms pact with US does not...

ACDC News and Views (Jan 30-Feb 5, 2025)

  1. India's defence budget heavily weighted to manpower costs https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indias-defence-budget-heavily-weighted-to-manpower-costs/articleshow/117832104.cms?from=mdr 2. DRDO carries out three consecutive tests of Very Short-Range Air Defence system https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/drdo-carries-out-three-consecutive-tests-of-very-short-range-air-defence-system/article69169680.ece 3. Third Indian N-powered ballistic missile submarine...

ACDC News and Views (Dec 5-11, 2024)

1. Dangerous Parallax: Chinese-U.S. Nuclear Risks in Trump’s Second Term https://apnews.com/article/russia-us-lavrov-carlson-ukraine-war-nuclear-d9bc9c0f7bf889e5babd33a57f4bd025 2. Indian Navy Plans to Locally Expand Anti-Ship Capabilities for Rafale M https://idrw.org/indian-navy-plans-to-locally-expand-anti-ship-capabilities-for-rafale-m/ 3. Foreign minister says in interview that...

ACDC News and Views (Dec 27 – Jan 1, 2025)

​​ 1. PPP vows to safeguard Pakistan's nuclear, missile programme https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1267186-ppp-vows-to-safeguard-pak-nuclear-missile-programme 2. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission gets licence to build Chashma-5 nuclear plant https://www.dawn.com/news/1881748 3. Toshiyuki Mimaki: Let’s save humanity from nuclear...

ACDC News and Views (Jan 23-29, 2025)

  1. Closer than ever: It is now 89 seconds to midnight https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/2025-statement/ 2. ‘Pakistan must continue to preserve and strengthen its nuclear capability’ https://www.dawn.com/news/1887717 3. Military Exercises: Pak Navy To Host...

ACDC News and Views (Jan 9-15, 2025)

  1. United States nuclear weapons, 2025 https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-01/united-states-nuclear-weapons-2025/ 2. North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-missile-launch-nuclear-kim-jong-un-7924d599f55b01cb6662da8d5cd75ea2 3. Greenland ready to work with US on...

ACDC News and Views (Dec 19-26, 2024)

  1. Pakistan rules out compromise on nuclear programme despite US concerns https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1264932-pm-rules-out-compromise-on-countrys-nuclear-capability-despite-us-sanctions 2. Pakistan slams US sanctions on ballistic missile programme https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/19/pakistan-slams-us-sanctions-on-ballistic-missile-programme 3. American strategic deception https://tribune.com.pk/story/2518072/american-strategic-deception 4. Experts describe nuclear energy as key...

ACDC News and Views (Dec 12 – 18, 2024)

  1. Chief of Russia’s nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/17/chief-of-russian-nuclear-protection-forces-killed-in-moscow-bomb-blast 2. Russia sells stakes in some Kazakh uranium deposits to China https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/russia-sells-out-vast-kazakh-uranium-deposits-china-2024-12-17 3. Trump Team Weighs Options, Including...

ACDC News and Views (Jan 2 – 8, 2025)

  1. North Korea says test of new hypersonic missile successful https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/north-korea-says-test-of-new-hypersonic-missile-successful 2. N Korea fires first ballistic missile in two months: Seoul https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrwyv75g5xo 3. Iran nuclear programme nearing ‘point of no...

ACDC News and Views (Jan 16-22, 2025)

  1. Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite EO-1 https://www.dawn.com/news/1885863 2. 2024 Report to Congress on Implementation of the New START Treaty https://2021-2025.state.gov/2024-report-to-congress-on-implementation-of-the-new-start-treaty/ 3. Trump Picks Ex-Congressman to Manage U.S. Nuclear Arsenal https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/science/trump-brandon-williams-nuclear-weapons.html 4. Putin...

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