Muted U.S. Response to China’s Seizure of Drone Worries Asian Allies
Only a day before a small Chinese boat sidled up to a United States Navy research vessel in waters off the Philippines
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Iran Breaks Nuclear Deal and UN Resolutions
The nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Agreement (JCPOA) — effective, as of October 18, 2015, according to
Meet the Director
When the DEFCON Warning System was founded more than 38 years ago, the world was divided between two great rivals of immense
UN: Threat of Hacking Attack on Nuclear Power Plants Growing
The “nightmare scenario” is rising for a hacking attack on a nuclear power plant’s computer system that causes the uncontrolled release of
North Korea on alert after anti-Kim Jong Un flyers found
North Korea may be experiencing rising levels of domestic instability, as Kim Jong Un grows increasingly unpopular, according to sources in the
Fukushima radiation has reached U.S. shores
For the first time, seaborne radiation from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster has been detected on the West Coast of the United States.
Kashmir, climate change, and nuclear war
In April 2016, speaking at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC, which had brought together more than 50
Trump Assembling Team of Fierce Iran Deal Opponents
President-elect Donald Trump has been assembling a national security team stacked with fierce opponents of last year’s comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran,
Putin’s New Doctrine Claims Nuclear War Unlikely
DEFCON Warning System note: The author is white-clouding a bit. Pay special attention to paragraph four. Nevertheless, we include it to document
What does a South Korea President resignation mean to North Korea?
After weeks of uncertainty about what’s become known as the “Choi-gate” scandal and four Saturdays of protest in a row demanding her
DEFCON Warning System – Update 12/1/16
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 6 P.M., Thursday, December 1st, 2016. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5. There
An India-Pakistan Crisis: Should We Care?
The Donald Trump White House will have a fairly crowded foreign policy roster to deal with. From what has been said of