Marshall Islands Security & Reform: Marshall Islands President Hilda C. Heine urged stronger national security, climate adaptation, and public-sector reform as parliament resumed, highlighting maritime surveillance, drug-trafficking prevention, resilient infrastructure, and renewed efforts to document the legacy of U.S. nuclear testing; she also noted the arrival of Australia-donated patrol vessel RMIS Jelmae to boost enforcement across the country’s vast ocean. Samoa Ocean Science: National Geographic Pristine Seas is launching a Samoa expedition to survey biodiversity across newly protected marine areas, aiming to build scientific baselines for managing 30% of the country’s ocean. Pacific GIS Training: More than 20 Pacific island professionals met in Fiji for GIS and environmental data management training, focused on tackling the region’s biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution with better data for policy action. Nuclear Week Reminder: Multiple Hiroshima/Nagasaki pieces renewed attention on nuclear disarmament urgency and the human cost, including calls to center survivor voices and lessons from nuclear testing across the Pacific. Space Tech Setback: NASA’s Swift Observatory rescue mission faced a major problem as the LINK servicing spacecraft began spinning uncontrollably with sporadic communications, though stabilization efforts are underway. Maritime Risk Watch: Reports say Houthi strikes are extending beyond expected zones, with a tanker hit off Yanbu on Aug. 5 showing route avoidance may no longer be enough.