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
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This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 24 August 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 17 August 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
Songs from the album Thus Saith the Lord II. Originally recorded back in the 1970’s and preserved on cassette tape, these songs
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 10 August 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 3rd August 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There are currently no imminent nuclear threats at this time. U.S. Intelligence Sees Greater Iranian Nuclear Intent
The real danger is not a machine independently deciding to launch. It is a human decision made from a machine-generated picture that
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 20th July 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 13th July 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
We examine a scenario in which Iran launches a pre-emptive nuclear attack on Israel.
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 6th July 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There
This is The DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 1 PM UTC, Monday, 29th June 2026: Condition Green – DEFCON 5. There