ACDC News & Views

China 1.        Report: China Increases Russian LNG Imports, Reselling to Europe https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/china-europe-lng/2022/08/31/id/1085352/ 2.        Report: U.S. agency conducted over 10,000 cyberattacks on China https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-09-05/Report-U-S-agency-conducted-over-10-000-cyberattacks-on-China-1d4Ht9BzB2o/index.html 3.        AIM-9X missiles cleared for Taiwan...

​1.Nuclear energy way to achieve zero carbon target’ https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/937677-nuclear-energy-way-to-achieve-zero-carbon-target 2.Second overseas Hualong One starts up https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Second-overseas-Hualong-One-starts-up 3.Putin puts Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces on alert https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/27/putin-puts-russias-nuclear-deterrent-forces-on-alert 4.Ukraine’s fate...

1.UK to reassess Iran nuclear deal after dual national’s execution https://www.arabnews.com/node/2232836/middle-east 2.Washington Might Let South Korea Have the Bomb https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/17/us-south-korea-nuclear-weapons-denuclearization/ 3.Yoon says Seoul could rapidly acquire nukes if...

1.Macron Says Iran Nuclear Deal 'Still Possible'https://www.voanews.com/a/macron-says-iran-nuclear-deal-still-possible-/6671452.html 2.Iran says it seeks nuclear deal guarantees so as ‘not to be stung twice’https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-it-seeks-nuclear-deal-guarantees-so-as-not-to-be-stung-twice/ 3.Iran's nuclear programme is "galloping...

1.IAEA head Grossi visits Iran for nuclear talks https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/4/iaea-head-in-iran-for-nuclear-talks 2.IAEA chief doubles down against potential preemtive Israeli strikes on Iran https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-733496 3.UN nuclear chief says Iran pledges more...

1. Multilateral peace operations in 2022: Developments and trends https://www.sipri.org/commentary/topical-backgrounder/2023/multilateral-peace-operations-2022-developments-and-trends 2. New report details North Korea’s tactics to illegally sell firearms abroad https://www.nknews.org/2023/05/new-report-details-north-koreas-tactics-to-illegally-sell-firearms-abroad/ 3. Japan on standby for...

1. Esper Says Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Battlefieldhttps://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2340972/esper-says-artificial-intelligence-will-change-the-battlefield/ 2. Guterres Calls on Russia, US to Agree on Extending New START by Five Yearshttps://sputniknews.com/world/202009151080460283-un-secretary-general-urges-global-community-to-assist-in-whos-fight-against-covid-19/ 3. UN...

Russia blocks renewal of North Korea sanctions monitors https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-blocks-renewal-north-korea-sanctions-monitors-2024-03-28/ ​ North Korea fires an intermediate-range missile into its eastern waters, South Korea says https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/01/north-korea-ballistic-missile-kim-jong-un/1e14ba6e-f078-11ee-a4c9-88e569a98b58_story.html US, ROK...

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...

1.  In a historic first, China, India could participate in military exercises in Pakistan later this yearhttps://theprint.in/defence/in-a-historic-first-india-could-participate-in-military-exercises-in-pakistan-later-this-year/626387/ 2. Indian Defence Ministry seals deal with BDL...