DEFCON Update – Trump Rules Out Nuclear Use Against Iran
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 19 October 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
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The World’s Only Public Nuclear Threat Advisory System. Independent, real-time analysis of global nuclear tensions. Since 1984.
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When Nuclear Threats Stop Working: Why That Could Make the World More Dangerous
Russia’s latest nuclear threats over Kaliningrad present a familiar problem in an increasingly pointed form. In late September, Russian diplomatic statements warned
DEFCON Update: Iran Nuclear Activity and NATO–Russia Tensions
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 12 October 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
DEFCON Update – Iran Weighs NPT Withdrawal as Russia Warns Over Kaliningrad
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 5 October 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
DEFCON Update – Nuclear Risks Shift
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 28 September 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
Russian nuclear weapons, 2026
Russia is in the late stages of a multi-decade-long modernization program to replace all of its Soviet-era nuclear-capable systems with newer versions.
DEFCON Update – Iran Hardens Its Nuclear Position as North Korea Expands Its Arsenal
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 14 September 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
DEFCON Update – U.S.–Iran Conflict and Russia’s Nuclear Debate
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 7 September 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
DEFCON Update: Iran War Weariness and Russia–NATO Pressure
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 31 August 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
DEFCON Update: Iran War, U.S. Sanctions, China, and New START
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 24 August 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
Nuclear War Risk Update: Iran, Ukraine, and Korea
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 17 August 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
Thus Saith The Lord II
Songs from the album Thus Saith the Lord II. Originally recorded back in the 1970’s and preserved on cassette tape, these songs