Nuclear War Threat Assessment – 8/1/24 – The DEFCON Warning System
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 5 P.M. UTC, Thursday, August 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.
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This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 5 P.M. UTC, Thursday, August 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.
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This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 5 P.M. UTC, Monday, July 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.
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