Russia Is a Serious Threat in Space, But There’s No Need to Panic
We learned recently that the United States has intelligence suggesting that Russia is considering a new anti-satellite weapon of some kind. With
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Interview with the Director of the DEFCON Warning System
The following was an interview done with the Director of The DEFCON Warning System for a newspaper article. After reading the interview,
Iran Could Decide to Build a Nuclear Weapon
Historical efforts to conceal nuclear activities under civilian guises, along with contributions from various international sources, have facilitated Iran’s progress in nuclear
Taking Nuclear War Seriously
(Opinion authored by Newt Gingrich) It is vital that Americans take nuclear war seriously. For the last three and a half decades,
Two Years of War in Ukraine Has Changed the Way Armies Think
Since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, military planners, world leaders and citizens have been piecing through the devastation to
Radioactive waste also dumped off Los Angeles coast
For decades, a graveyard of corroding barrels has littered the seafloor just off the coast of Los Angeles. It was out of
Does Joe Biden Have a Deterrence Problem?
Would you be deterred by an antagonist you believe to be incompetent, irresolute, or both? That question has become part of daily
Nuclear War Threat Assessment – 3/1/24 – The DEFCON Warning System
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Friday, March 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.
Russian Nuclear Threats: Should We Be Worried?
Many will have heard Putin’s latest not-so-veiled threat, that “[NATO countries] have to understand that we also have weapons, weapons that could
The geopolitics of World War III
On January 2, 2024, Foreign Minister Israel Katz proclaimed “We’re in the middle of World War III against Iran [led] radical Islam,
A New Korean War Is Not Imminent. Accidental Escalation Might Be
The security situation in the Korean peninsula is going from bad to worse. Bellicose words dominate over words of peace. Changes in
Is North Korea Preparing to Start A War?
A recent 38 North article by Robert Carlin and Siegfried Hecker warns that North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has likely decided to go