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ACDC News and Views Weekly (Jan 4-10, 2024)

​1.     South Korea, US conduct week-long firing drills near North Korea border https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-conduct-week-long-firing-drills-near-north-korea-border-2024-01-04/  North Korea's Kim calls for boosting missile launch vehicle production -KCNA https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-koreas-kim-calls-boosting-missile-launch-vehicle-production-kcna-2024-01-04/  N. Korea...

ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (September 21 – 27, 2023)

Saudi Arabia says it plans tougher IAEA checks on its nuclear activities https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-says-it-plans-tougher-iaea-checks-its-nuclear-activities-2023-09-25/ Netanyahu denies squeezing Israel’s nuclear agency not to oppose Saudi enrichment https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-denies-squeezing-israels-nuclear-agency-not-to-oppose-saudi-enrichment/ ...

ACDC News and Views (February 15-21, 2024)

​1.     Pakistan Army, Saudi land forces conduct joint military training exercise https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2462541/pakistan North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees test of surface-to-sea missile https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-oversees-test-surface-to-sea-missile-kcna-2024-02-14 NATO chief warns against...

ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (December 7 – 13, 2023)

Nuclear Power Finally Has its Moment at UN Climate Summit https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/nuclear-power-finally-has-its-moment-at-un-climate-summit Iran says efforts to revive stalled nuclear deal ‘increasingly useless’ https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/iran-says-efforts-to-revive-stalled-nuclear-deal-increasingly-useless-16166250 US buying Iranian...

ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (September 28 – October 4, 2023)

China’s lunar mission to launch Pakistani satellite https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Oct-2023/china-s-lunar-mission-to-launch-pakistani-satellite Air Force to bolster ‘Make in India in Defence’ with projects worth Rs 3 lakh crore https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/air-force-to-launch-projects-worth-rs-3-lakh-crore-for-make-in-india-in-defence-2443544-2023-10-03 ...

ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (November 23 – 29, 2023)

1. Iran Not Fulfilling Nuclear Commitments, Says IAEA Chief https://www.iranintl.com/en/202311234657   2. Iran denies violating nuclear deal, vows to keep working with IAEA https://en.trend.az/iran/nuclearp/3829873.html   3. Will Iran give Russia...

ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (October 5 – 11, 2023)

EU committed to reviving Iran nuclear deal: Borrell https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/489846/EU-committed-to-reviving-Iran-nuclear-deal-Borrell Iran nuclear technology in line with peace, serving humanity https://en.mehrnews.com/news/206703/Iran-nuclear-technology-in-line-with-peace-serving-humanity Egypt successfully installs first nuclear device https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231007-egypt-successfully-installs-first-nuclear-device/ ...

ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (November 2 – 8, 2023)

Russia says it test-fired nuclear-capable Bulava missile from new submarine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/6/russia-says-it-test-fired-nuclear-capable-bulava-missile-from-new-submarine Putin criticized as he withdraws Russia’s ratification of nuclear test ban treaty https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/03/vladimir-putin-withdraws-russia-ratification-nuclear-test-ban-treaty-criticism US...

ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (November 29 – December 6, 2023)

1.Emphasizing the resumption of nuclear negotiations https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/492073/Emphasizing-the-resumption-of-nuclear-negotiations 2.Do not ignore Iran’s nuclear ambitions, warns UN atomic agency https://ft.com/content/3c5de562-8fd2-415f-95d9-c19c73ff64bd 3.Saudi Push for Enrichment Raises Concerns https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2023-11/news/saudi-push-enrichment-raises-concerns 4.COP28: Leaders Announce Nuclear Energy...

ACDC NEWS & VIEWS (October 12 – 18, 2023)

1. World Must Not Fail in Iran as It Did in North Korea, IAEA Chief Says https://www.voanews.com/a/world-must-not-fail-in-iran-as-it-did-in-north-korea-iaea-chief-says-/7313495.html 2. North Korea accuses US of stoking tension with...

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