Get Ready For a New Arms Race: Why Nuclear Strategic Stability Won’t Work With China
hina’s expansion of nuclear weapons has not received the attention it deserves due to its threat to U.S. interests and for strategic
The DEFCON Warning System™
Ongoing GeoIntel and Analysis in the theater of nuclear war. DEFCON Level assessment issued for public notification. Established 1984.
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Report to Congress on Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
Recent debates about U.S. nuclear weapons have questioned what role weapons with shorter ranges and lower yields can play in addressing emerging
Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus
An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could
Will Russia Be the Real Loser in the New U.S.-China Cold War?
China found itself in the international wilderness after its suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests. The violent crackdown elicited widespread
DEFCON Warning System – Update 5/1/20
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 2 P.M., Friday, May 1st, 2020. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5. Iran
China Has No Reason to Make a Deal on Nuclear Weapons
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has informed his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, that any future agreement on nuclear-arms control between the U.S.
Chernobyl forest fires pose no health risk from radiation, says IAEA
Basing its assessment on data provided by Ukraine, the IAEA said the increase in levels of radiation measured in the country was
Iran’s Ayatollahs Will Struggle to Survive the Oil Slump
At a time when Iran’s Islamic regime is already facing unprecedented pressure over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as well as
NATO and outer space: Now what?
t the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) December 2019 Leader’s Summit in London, leaders acknowledged that technology is rapidly changing the international
China rattles sabres as world battles coronavirus pandemic
China is becoming increasingly assertive in the region as the coronavirus crisis eases on the mainland while raging elsewhere in the world,
COVID-19—a Biblical Plague?
(This article was originally published a month ago. Some of the data may therefore be out of date.) In just a few
Decoding the Latest U.S. Report on Arms Control: Are Russia and China Really Cheating?
On April 15, 2020, the State Department released the executive summary for the 2020 Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation,