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ACDC News and Views- Weekly (May 18 – 24, 2022)

1. US seeks to wean India from Russia weapons with arms-aid packagehttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/us-seeks-to-wean-india-from-russia-weapons-with-arms-aid-package/articleshow/91630428.cms 2. Russia uses new laser weapons in Ukraine, Zelenskiy mocks 'wonder weapon'https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-touts-new-generation-blinding-laser-weapons-2022-05-18/ 3.Iran denies...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (May 11-17, 2022)

​1.Finland moves to join NATO ‘without delay’ after Ukraine invasion https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/12/finland-nato-membership-russia-ukraine/ 2.Russia sends nuclear-capable missiles to border with Finland https://www.news.com.au/world/russia-sends-nuclearcapable-missiles-to-border-with-finland/video/9a54ec2c7b24ce27553f319e60725423 3.Iran Awaits US Response To...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (May 4-10, 2022)

1.Iran confirms EU envoy visit to save stalled nuclear deal talkshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/7/iran-confirms-eu-envoy-visit-to-save-stalled-nuclear-deal-talks 2.What North Korea learned from Ukraine: Now's the perfect time for a nuclear pushhttps://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/08/asia/north-korea-nuclear-ukraine-war-lessons-intl-hnk/index.html 3.North...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (April 27 May 3, 2022)

1.U.S. not shutting door on possible Iran nuclear deal — for now https://www.axios.com/us-not-shutting-door-on-possible-iran-nuclear-deal-for-now-66fd7f47-48a0-4c07-bd54-1c762c6c86eb.html 2.West ‘has given up hope’ of revived Iran nuclear deal, say expert...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (April 13-19, 2022)

1.N Korea tests new weapon that ‘will boost nuclear capabilities’ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/17/n-korea-tests-new-weapon-that-will-enhance-nuclear-capability 2.Russia threatens new nuclear deployments if Sweden, Finland join NATO https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/14/russia-threatens-new-nuclear-deployments-if-sweden-finland-join-nato.html 3.Despite US pressure, Russia...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (April 6-12, 2022)

1.Pakistan carries out successful flight test of Shaheen-III ballistic missile https://www.dawn.com/news/1684188  ​ 2.India to sign agreement on space exploration with US during 2+2 meeting in Washington...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Mar 30-April 5, 2022)

1.Iran nuclear talks at stalemate over terrorism issue https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/01/iran-nuclear-deal-terrorism/ 2.Iran says parties ‘close’ to agreement in Vienna nuclear talks https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-parties-close-to-agreement-in-vienna-nuclear-talks/ 3.US Imposes New Sanctions...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Mar 23-29, 2022)

1.Averting a Nuclear Dystopia https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/03/23/averting-nuclear-dystopia-pub-86714 2.British budget outlook touts weapon deliveries for Ukraine’s defense https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/03/23/british-budget-outlook-touts-weapon-deliveries-for-ukraines-defense/ 3.Biden's New Arms Package for Ukraine to Start Shipping Soon -U.S....

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Mar 16-22, 2022)

1.THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE ACCIDENTAL INDIAN MISSILE LAUNCHhttps://warontherocks.com/2022/03/the-curious-case-of-the-accidental-indian-missile-launch/ 2.North Korea Fires More Rockets Into Sea https://www.voanews.com/a/north-korea-fires-more-rockets-into-the-sea/6493033.html 3.Analysis: For N.Korea's missile programme, even failures can be...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Mar 9-15, 2022)

1. Pakistan Air Force inducts new batch of Chinese fighter jetshttps://www.defensenews.com/air/2022/03/11/pakistan-air-force-inducts-new-batch-of-chinese-fighter-jets/ 2. Pakistan demands joint probe into ‘accidental’ India missile firehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/12/pakistan-demands-joint-probe-after-accidental-india-missile 3. Video analysis reveals Russian...

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