Top News: Macron unveils nuclear doctrine, warns EU ‘cannot remain spectators’ in arms race France 24 OPINION – A plea to save the last nuclear arms treaty New York Times OPINION: Modernizing our nuclear enterprise infrastructure to keep Americans safe Columbia Daily Herald United States Trump under pressure to renew last nuke treaty with Russia The Hill2/9/20 Supporters of a key arms control treaty between the United States and Russia are raising pressure on the Trump administration to renew the pact after the one-year deadline to do so passed. OPINION: Modernizing our nuclear enterprise infrastructure to keep Americans safe Columbia Daily HeraldLisa Gordon Hagerty 2/7/20 Despite the aspiration of a world without nuclear weapons, we must take the world as it is, not as we wish it were. East Asia North Korea’s internet use surges, thwarting sanctions and fueling theft New York Times2/9/20 North Korea has vastly expanded its use of the internet in ways that enable its leader, Kim Jong-un, to evade a “maximum pressure” American sanctions campaign and turn to new forms of cybercrime to prop up his government, according to a new study. Experts: Sanctions relief will not make North Korea denuclearize VOA Cambodia2/7/20 North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons even if sanctions are eased, according to experts who think increasing pressure and enforcing sanctions will lead Pyongyang to relent on its nuclear program. Middle East ANALYSIS: Uncomfortable lessons: reassessing Iran’s missile attack CSISIan Williams 2/6/20 Nearly one month has passed since Iran attacked U.S. troops in Iraq with a barrage of ballistic missiles. Russia/Europe Macron unveils nuclear doctrine, warns EU ‘cannot remain spectators’ in arms race France 242/7/20 French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday unveiled his nuclear doctrine advocating a more coordinated European Union defence strategy in which France, the bloc’s only post-Brexit nuclear power, and its arsenal would hold a central role. Russia to deploy two ‘hypersonic missile hunters’ on Kola Peninsula in Arctic — source TASS2/7/20 Two Rezonans-N radars capable of spotting hypersonic targets will be deployed on the Kola Peninsula in the Russian Arctic by the end of the year, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Friday. Defexpo 2020: Almaz-Antey upgrades Club-T cruise missile system Janes2/6/20 Russian state-owned defence company Almaz-Antey has expanded its family of Club cruise missiles with an upgraded variant of the Club-T system, a company spokesperson told Jane’s at the 5-9 February Defexpo 2020 defence show in Lucknow, northern India. South Asia DRDO inks deal with Russian company for missiles propulsion systems Economic Times of India2/7/20 DRDO’s High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) signed contract with Rosoboronexport for development of Advanced Pyrotechnic Ignition Systems. Multilateral Arms Control OPINION – A plea to save the last nuclear arms treaty New York TimesMadeleine Albright, Igor Ivanov 2/10/20 Two former diplomats, from Russia and America, call for extending the nuclear arms limitation pact called New START, to make the world more secure. New IAEA head to visit Japan NHK2/8/20 During a planned tour of Japan, Grossi is expected to talk with senior Japanese officials on nuclear development in North Korea and Iran.