ACDC News & Views

1. America Sold $175 Billion in Weapons Abroad in FY20https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2020/12/04/american-sold-175-billion-in-weapons-abroad-in-fy20/ 2. China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun'https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201204-china-turns-on-nuclear-powered-artificial-sun 3. Russia Adds Firepower to Kaliningrad...

1. Biden Urged to Extend US-Russia Arms Treaty for Full 5 Years without Conditionshttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-biden-armscontrol-idUSKBN2852Y0 2. Russian Aerospace Forces Successfully Test Launch New Ballistic Air Defense...

1. United States Formally Withdraws from Open Skies Treaty https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/22/united-states-formally-withdraws-from-open-skies-treaty 2. Biden faces a race against the clock for U.S. to rejoin Iran nuclear deal...

Pakistan Navy Commissions Second Yarmook-Class Corvettehttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/pakistan-navy-commissions-second-yarmook-class-corvette/ Pak Disarmament-Related Resolutions Receive Big Support in UNGA Panelhttps://nation.com.pk/13-Nov-2020/pak-disarmament-related-resolutions-receive-big-support-in-unga-panelIndia to carry out multiple launches of BrahMos supersonic...

1. U.S. goes nuclear to compete with Russia, China in eastern Europehttps://nationalpost.com/news/world/u-s-goes-nuclear-to-compete-with-russia-china-in-eastern-europe​ 2. Russia May Soon Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Occupied Crimea – NSDC Secretaryhttps://www.unian.info/politics/occupied-crimea-russia-may-soon-deploy-nuclear-weapons-nsdc-11211629.html​ 3....

1. UK government to retake control of its atomic weapons management from industryhttps://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/11/02/uk-government-to-retake-control-of-its-atomic-weapons-management-from-industry/ 2.  US Cyber Command expands operations against Russia, China and Iranhttps://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/02/politics/cyber-command-russia-china-iran/index.html 3. Russia Successfully...

1. Iran Nuclear Deal Crucial for Gulf Security, UN Chief Says https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201021-iran-nuclear-deal-crucial-for-gulf-security-un-chief-says/ 2. UN Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Set to Enter into Force in...

​1.US Rebuffs Putin Bid to Extend Nuclear Arms Pact for a Year https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/world/europe/putin-nuclear-new-start-treaty.html 2. Iran Hails Lifting of 13-Year UN Arms Embargo as 'Momentous...

1. North Korea: What We Know About the 'Massive' New Missile on Paradehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54500550 2. EU Renews Sanctions for Chemical Weapons Use for One Year https://tass.com/world/1211187 3....

1.Nuclear Arms Race, Weaponisation of Outer Space High on US Disarmament Agendahttps://www.voanews.com/usa/nuclear-arms-race-weaponization-outer-space-high-us-disarmament-agenda 2.Malaysia Ratifies UN Nuclear Ban Treatyhttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201001_14/ 3.North Korea Continues Uranium Enrichmenthttps://www.armscontrol.org/act/2020-10/news/north-korea-continues-uranium-enrichment 4.UN Nuclear Watchdog Inspects...