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ACDC News and Views- Weekly (February 10-16, 2021)

1. COAS witnesses Jidarul Hadeed in Thar deserthttps://www.dawn.com/news/1607585/coas-witnesses-jidarul-hadeed-in-thar-desert 2. Maritime exercise Aman-2021 openshttps://www.dawn.com/news/1607076 3. Pakistan conducts successful training launch of Babur cruise missile with effective range...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (February 24-March 2, 2021)

Pakistan offers Sri Lanka $50m credit line for defence purchaseshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/25/pakistan-offers-sri-lanka-50-million-line-of-credit-for-defenceUkrainian defence conglomerate signs $85m contract with Pakistanhttps://www.thenews.com.pk/print/794407-ukrainian-defence-conglomerate-signs-85m-contract-with-pakistanIndian MoD approves procurement proposals worth USD2.38 billionhttps://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/indian-mod-approves-procurement-proposals-worth-usd238-billionSix...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (March 3-9, 2021)

1. COAS visits exercise area in Cholistan, lauds troop performancehttps://www.dawn.com/news/1610940 2. Indian Navy, Army and IAF finally agree to procure armed drones from US in...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (June 30-July 6, 2021)

1. Germany, Spain and Sweden: 'End nuclear weapons testing'https://www.dw.com/en/germany-spain-and-sweden-end-nuclear-weapons-testing/a-58158956 2. NASA marks 60 years of nuclear power in spacehttps://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NASA-marks-60-years-of-nuclear-power-in-space 3. Drones to monitor Central Asian uranium legacy siteshttps://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Drones-to-monitor-Central-Asian-uranium-legacy-sit 4. Iran’s...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Oct 20-Oct 26, 2021)

1.Pakistan urges steps to offset threats to regional, int'l securityhttps://tribune.com.pk/story/2325562/pakistan-urges-steps-to-offset-threats-to-regional-intl-security​ 2.India Could Deploy Hypersonic Missiles Earliest By 2025; Likely To Be Modelled On Russian Zircon...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Dec 22-28 2021)

1.Iran says Vienna nuclear talks to restart around joint documenthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/27/iran-says-vienna-nuclear-talks-to-restart-around-joint-document 2.Delegates at new round of Iran nuclear talks strike hopeful notehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/27/iran-nuclear-talks-vienna-hopeful-note-jcpoa 3.Iran nuclear talks resume with...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Jan 5- 11, 2022)

1.China ‘unlikely’ to pressure Iran to make concessions in nuclear talks after US warninghttps://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3162656/china-unlikely-pressure-iran-make-concessions-nuclear-talks 2.France sees progress in Iran nuclear talks, but time pressinghttps://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/frances-le-drian-progress-made-iran-nuclear-talks-time-running-out-2022-01-07/ 3.Iran rules...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Feb 23-Mar 1, 2022)

​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...

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (Mar 23-29, 2022)

1.Averting a Nuclear Dystopia https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/03/23/averting-nuclear-dystopia-pub-86714 2.British budget outlook touts weapon deliveries for Ukraine’s defense https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/03/23/british-budget-outlook-touts-weapon-deliveries-for-ukraines-defense/ 3.Biden's New Arms Package for Ukraine to Start Shipping Soon -U.S....

ACDC News and Views- Weekly (April 6-12, 2022)

1.Pakistan carries out successful flight test of Shaheen-III ballistic missile https://www.dawn.com/news/1684188  ​ 2.India to sign agreement on space exploration with US during 2+2 meeting in Washington...

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