Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

ACDC News and Views (July 4 – 10, 2024)

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...

ACDC News and Views (June 27 – July 3, 2024)

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...

ACDC News and Views (June 20-26, 2024)

​ 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...

ACDC News and Views (June 13-19, 2024)

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...

ACDC News and Views (June 6-12, 2024)

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...

ACDC News and Views (May 30 – June 5, 2024)

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...

ACDC News and Views (May 23-29, 2024)

  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,...

ACDC News and Views (May 16-22, 2024)

  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...

ACDC News and Views (May 9 – 15, 2024)

​ 1. Pakistan’s satellite sends first images from space https://www.dawn.com/news/1832747 2.  Putin defends Russia's planned tactical nuclear weapons drill, calling exercise 'nothing unusual' https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-defends-russias-planned-tactical-nuclear-weapons-drill-calling-exercise-nothing-unusual 3. Iran warns it will change nuclear doctrine...

ACDC News and Views (May 2 – 8, 2024)

  1. Pentagon official warns Russian anti-satellite nuclear weapon could be devastating https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pentagon-official-warns-russian-anti-satellite-nuclear-weapon-devastat-rcna150314 2. Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West https://www.dawn.com/news/1831864 3. Russia will have to increase its...

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