ACDC News & Views

1.  China halts nuclear arms talks with US over Taiwan support https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/18/china-halts-nuclear-arms-talks-with-us-over-taiwan-support 2. Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/19/politics/blinken-nuclear-weapon-breakout-time/index.html 3. Turkey Imposes ‘Blanket...

  1.  Iran open to resuming nuclear accord talks, acting foreign minister says https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-open-to-resuming-nuclear-accord-talks-acting-foreign-minister-says/7700958.html 2. U.S. Congratulates Micronesia on Joining Bioweapons Pact https://www.miragenews.com/us-congratulates-micronesia-on-joining-1274827/#google_vignette 3. Nagasaki mayor reminds world of horrors of nuclear...

1. Russia conducts mobile nuclear missile launcher https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-conducts-mobile-nuclear-missile-launcher-drills-2024-07-05/ 2. Military exercises of 5 countries start in Kazakhstan https://akipress.com/news:783862:Military_exercises_of_5_countries_start_in_Kazakhstan/ 3. Europe is Quietly Debating a Nuclear Future Without the US https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/04/europe-us-nuclear-weapons-00166070 4. Japan and the...

1. Putin calls to resume production of intermediate nuclear-capable missiles https://www.voanews.com/a/putin-calls-to-resume-production-of-intermediate-nuclear-capable-missiles/7677727.html 2. North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, one may have fallen on land https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/1/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-one-may-have-fallen-on-land 3. N Korea tests tactical ballistic...

​ 1. U.S. and China hold first informal nuclear talks in five years https://www.reuters.com/world/us-china-hold-first-informal-nuclear-talks-5-years-eyeing-taiwan-2024-06-21 2. Iran Calls for New Nuclear Talks Amid Worsening Middle East Crisis https://www.newsweek.com/iran-calls-new-nuclear-talks-amid-worsening-middle-east-crisis-1916841 3.  Iran and UN Security...

1. India leads Pakistan in nuclear arms for first time https://www.dawn.com/news/1840769/india-leads-pakistan-in-n-arms-for-first-time 2. Role of nuclear weapons grows as geopolitical relations deteriorate—new SIPRI Yearbook out now https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2024/role-nuclear-weapons-grows-geopolitical-relations-deteriorate-new-sipri-yearbook-out-now 3. In a first, China’s...

1. Europeans detail Iran's nuclear violations in diplomatic gambit https://www.reuters.com/world/europeans-detail-irans-nuclear-violations-diplomatic-gambit-2024-06-06/ 2. BREAKING: Russia’s Yasen-Class Nuclear Submarine To Reach Mere 150 KM Off The US Coast, Cuba https://www.eurasiantimes.com/new-breaking-russias-kazan-class-nuclear-submarine-to-reach-mere-150-km-off-the-us-coast-cuba-confirms-news/ 3. Confident Putin warns...

1. India making Bay of Bengal into a nuclear Launchpad https://asiatimes.com/2024/06/india-making-bay-of-bengal-into-a-nuclear-launchpad/ 2. Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium stock grows https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/middle-east/news/irans-near-bomb-grade-uranium-stock-grows-3621576 3.  Starmer says he is prepared to use nuclear weapons https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czvvy0ppdxko 4. Russia asks US to...

  1. Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium stock grows, talks stall, IAEA reports say https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2518096/middle-east 2. Biden Administration Presses Allies Not to Confront Iran on Nuclear Program https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-opposes-european-plan-to-censure-iran-over-nuclear-work-85ad7fc6 3. India’s BrahMos Missile Faces Korean,...

  1. The 6th round of the Pakistan-UK Dialogue on Arms Control and Non-Proliferation was held in Islamabad https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sixth-round-of-pakistan-uk-bilateral-consultations-on-arms-control-non-proliferation-and-disarmament 2. North Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with...