Top News: Russian aircraft cross within 100 feet of B-52 in international waters The Hill Top N.K. officials, including nuclear missile development chief, visits typhoon-hit areas Yonhap Iran nuclear deal parties meet in Vienna amid U.S. pressure Al Jazeera United States OPINION: Congress should fund the second FY 21 Virginia-Class SSN Real Clear DefenseFranklin Miller 9/1/20 The Pentagon’s decision earlier this year to drop the second Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) from its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request fails strategic, economic, and shipbuilding logic. OPINION: Getting back on course Arms Control AssociationDaryl Kimball 9/1/20 No matter who occupies the White House in 2021, unrelenting and focused pressure from civil society, Congress, and responsible governments around the globe will be needed to correct U.S. nuclear policy. East Asia Top N.K. officials, including nuclear missile development chief, visits typhoon-hit areas Yonhap9/1/20 Top North Korean officials, including the country’s nuclear and missile development chief, visited typhoon-hit regions, state media said Tuesday as the country is striving to minimize damage from last week’s storm to its farming sector. U.S-N. Korea summit unlikely before election but ‘surprise’ possible: experts Yonhap8/28/20 A U.S.-North Korea summit before the upcoming U.S. presidential election may be unlikely, but Pyongyang may try to shape an incoming U.S. administration’s North Korea policy with a surprise, possibly provocations, U.S. experts said Thursday. Middle East Iran nuclear deal parties meet in Vienna amid U.S. pressure Al Jazeera9/1/20 Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia are attempting to save the 2015 accord with Iran following the US withdrawal. Russia and Europe Russian aircraft cross within 100 feet of B-52 in international waters The Hill8/30/20 U.S. Defense officials said two Russian planes conducted an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. bomber over international waters Friday. South Asia ANALYSIS: Indian militarization of outer space: Security implications for Pakistan Modern DiplomacySher Bano 8/29/20 India has a long-held desire to be recognized as one of the greatest military powers at the global level. Multilateral Arms Control Kazak president says closure of nuclear test site largely reduces nuclear threat to int’l community Xinhua9/1/20 Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Saturday that denuclearizing the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site has largely reduced the threat of nuclear proliferation to the international community.