North Korea Builds ICBM Base Near China as Fears of New Test Loom
North Korea began this year with a record-breaking spate of missile launches, but stopped short of a truly provocative step: ending its
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What North Korea’s Missile Testing Means for the Korean Peninsula
ince January 5, in the space of less than a month, North Korea has launched missiles, including “hypersonic missiles” and medium-range ballistic
DEFCON Warning System – Update 2/1/2022
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 11 P.M. UTC, Tuesday, February 1st, 2022. Condition code is Blue. DEFCON 4.
DEFCON Warning System – Statement on Ukraine crisis
The DEFCON Warning System is currently monitoring the growing crisis in the Ukraine theatre and the tensions between Russia and NATO. However,
Russia moves more troops westward amid Ukraine tensions
Russia is a sending an unspecified number of troops from the country’s far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said
Iran, US Lock Horns Over Sanctions Relief, Nuclear Curbs in Vienna Talks
Iran and the United States are displaying little flexibility on core issues in indirect nuclear talks, raising questions about whether a compromise
Iran’s “Nuclear Blackmail”: Iran Has No Interest in Negotiating a New Nuclear Deal
sraeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s observation that Iran is engaging in “nuclear blackmail” with Western negotiators provides a damning indictment of the
DEFCON Warning System – Update 1/11/22
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 2 P.M., Tuesday, January 11th, 2022. Condition code is Blue. DEFCON 4. There
China and Russia Military Cooperation Raises Prospect of New Challenge to American Power
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping oversaw an ambitious joint military exercise in China this summer, which along with
DEFCON Warning System Digest – Ask Me Anything 2021
The Director answers your most pressing — and not so pressing — questions of 2021
Putin and Xi Show United Front Amid Rising Tensions With U.S.
President Biden may have his alliance of democracies, but as a video summit on Wednesday underscored, Russia and China still have each