THE GROWING NUCLEAR THREAT

• World headed for new era of nuclear rearmament: SIPRI
• Report: China Pursuing ‘Substantial Expansion’ of Nuclear Arsenal
• U.S., South Korea warn of swift reply if North Korea conducts nuclear test
• Diplomatic source: ‘Iran has enough material for three nuclear bombs’
• Eisenkot: Iran would have had nukes years ago if not for Israel
• Iran digging vast tunnel network south of Natanz nuclear facility

NEWS FROM ISRAEL

• Iran’s IRGC head predicts defeat of Israel, US amid Israeli elections
• Islamic Movement official: Religious war will end with expulsion of Jews from Palestine
• Hamas and Hezbollah mulling joint military move against Israel
• Iranian official threatens to raze Tel Aviv and Haifa
• Khamenei: ‘Zionist capitalists’ plague for world even before Israel
• Iran: World has been infected with the ‘virus’ of Zionism
• Abbas spokesman: East Jerusalem will remain the eternal capital of the state of Palestine

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Xi Jinping Greatly Expands Chinese Military’s Mandate Beyond Defense, Tells World Not to Worry
• China: U.S. Could ‘Spark World War III’ by Diversifying Mineral Supply Chains
• China tests missile-interception system
• China, Russia veto US bid at UN to punish North Korea
• Taiwan Scrambles Jets to Warn Away Chinese Aircraft
• China vows ‘fight to the end’ to stop Taiwan independence
• Five Nations Revive 51-year-old Security Pact Amid China Threat