text: SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS CONSIDER GOING NUCLEAR: Although member states of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed a Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (SEANWFZ) in 1995, the security situation in the region with an expansionist China-Russian alliance is causing some ASEAN leaders to have second thoughts. In a keynote speech at a recent Nikkei Suture of Asia Summit, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated, “In Japan and South Korea, sensitive issues are being raised publicly, including whether to allow nuclear weapons to be deployed on their soil, or even go a step further and build capabilities to develop such weapons.” Currently, the Philippines and Vietnam are debating whether to restart nuclear power projects that were shelved in the 80s and 90s over safety concerns. Both Japan and South Korea are considering allowing the deployment of nuclear weapons by the U.S. in order to counter Chinese aggression in the region. (AC: At several recent events, U.S. Army Secretary Christine Warmouth has openly discussed re-nuclearizing the Korean peninsula as an offset to North Korea’s nuclear capability. Japan has already developed an indigenously produced intermediate-range ballistic missile capability and has nuclear power capability. ASEAN nations have learned a lesson from Ukraine in that denuclearization along with security treaties do not necessarily guarantee security from regional hegemons. Expect a nuclear arms build-up in Southeast and Northeast Asia as a counter to the rising China-Russia alliance. – M.M.)LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT INTSUMNew York City, NYSize: TBDActivity: New York City Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council plans a gathering and training of participants and allies for abortion rights in New York. The gathering will focus on martial arts training with a meal. Location: Tompkins Square Park, E 10th St, New York, NY 10009Time: 1800; Thursday, 11 AUGSeneca Falls, NYSize: TBDActivity: The Party for Socialism and Liberation organizes women rights group to plan expansion of abortion rights in New York. The meeting will also address crisis pregnancy centers, defense of LGBTQ rights, and building of the movement. Seneca Falls is the historic location of the genesis of “First Wave Feminism” in 1848. Location: 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NYTime: 1800; Friday, 12 AUG— END REPORT