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ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Oct 13-Oct 19, 2021)

1.North Korea tests possible submarine missile amid tensionshttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-seoul-south-korea-north-korea-joint-chiefs-of-staff-62456fab450ce5bba766a8307cf06af4 2.S. Korea's top nuclear envoy says Russia's role 'important' in restarting N. Korea talks https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20211013004900325 3.Can U.S. And...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Oct 6-Oct 12, 2021)

1. Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan given state funeral, laid to rest in Islamabad https://www.dawn.com/news/1651191 2. China demands answers on US nuclear submarine accident...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Sept 29-Oct 5, 2021)

1. Russia says AUKUS pact threatens nuclear non-proliferation regimehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/1/russia-says-aukus-pact-threatens-nuclear-non-proliferation-regime 2.Iran Edges Toward Resuming Nuclear Talkshttps://www.armscontrol.org/act/2021-10/news/iran-edges-toward-resuming-nuclear-talks 3.Iran Told U.S. to Unblock $10 Billion to Start Nuclear Talkshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-03/iran-told-u-s-to-unblock-10-billion-to-resume-nuclear-talks 4.North...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Sept 22-28, 2021)

​1.Pakistan elected to IAEA board 20th timehttps://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/09/pakistan-elected-to-iaea-board-20th-time/ 2.Security Council marks 25th anniversary of Test Ban Treaty with call for nuclear weapons-free worldhttps://news.un.org/en/story/2021/09/1101422 3.At UN, China urges...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Sept 15-21, 2021)

1.Aukus could trigger a 'nuclear arms race', says North Koreahttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58621056 ​2.How a submarine deal sparked a major diplomatic crisis https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/19/explainer-why-is-a-submarine-deal-sparking-a-diplomatic-crisis 3.Why A Submarine Deal Has France...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Sept 8-14, 2021)

1. IAEA strikes deal with Iran on monitoring of nuclear programme https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/09/1099752 2. North Korea Says It Successfully Tested Long-Range Missileshttps://www.npr.org/2021/09/12/1036494952/north-korea-nuclear-test-long-range-missiles-kim-jong-un 3. Boost to IAF’s air defence...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Sept 1-7, 2021)

1. India May Lease A Second Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine From Russia: Reporthttps://swarajyamag.com/defence/india-may-lease-a-second-nuclear-powered-attack-submarine-from-russia-report 2. Over 200kg uranium theft in India poses threats of nuclear terrorismhttps://www.thenews.com.pk/print/888297-over-200kg-uranium-theft-in-india-poses-threats-of-nuclear-terrorism 3. India...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (August 25 – 31, 2021)

1.‘Deeply troubling’: North Korea nuclear activity stokes fearshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/30/deeply-troubling-north-korea-nuclear-activity-stokes-fears 2.FO concerned over illicit sale of radioactive material in Indiahttps://www.dawn.com/news/1643622 3.Is India making Dirty Bomb? —Radioactive Substances worth...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (August 18 – 24, 2021)

1. Iran: Japanese FM discusses nuclear deal, Afghanistan turmoilhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/22/japanese-fm-discusses-nuclear-deal-afghanistan-in-tehran 2. Russia begins constructing nuclear submarines amid increasing friction with Westhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/23/russia-begins-constructing-nuclear-submarines-amid/ 3. Satellite Imagery Shows Russia Readying...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (August 11 – 17, 2021)

1. Another ICBM test successful, Air Force sayshttps://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/08/11/another-icbm-test-successful-air-force-says 2. N Korea repeats threat as US says joint drills are defensivehttps://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-daf3e3bcb32414d531286039300d4cbe 3. The Real Lessons of the...

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