38 North Examines North Korea’s Kangson
Recent commercial satellite imagery analysis by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies, published by The Diplomat,
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DEFCON Warning System – Update 8/1/18
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 2 P.M., Sunday, July 1st, 2018. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5. There
U.S. spy agencies: North Korea is working on new missiles
U.S. spy agencies are seeing signs that North Korea is constructing new missiles at a factory that produced the country’s first intercontinental
US Intelligence: North Korean Engine Dismantlement at Sohae Reversible ‘Within Months’
In the preceding week, U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that North Korea has started to dismantle a rocket engine test stand at
United States ‘Very Happy’ With North Korea Nuclear Weapons Talks
U.S. President Donald Trump declared Monday that he is “very happy” with the pace of ongoing negotiations with North Korea to end
Russian envoy: Moscow, J’lem reached understandings on southwest Syria
Netanyahu and Putin have met three times this year, and have now spoken on the phone at least 10 times, a frequency
U.S. verbal attacks weaken transatlantic security relationship, but Europe has few alternatives
DEFCON Warning System note: The LA Times, which published this article, does not meet journalistic standards for neutrality. Their articles are generally
The Impact on India of the Collapse of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Following US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear drama continues to trigger
As Russians describe ‘verbal agreements’ at summit, U.S. officials scramble for clarity
Two days after President Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian officials offered a string of assertions about what the two
Trump charm offensive a strategic bid to detach Russia from China: experts
For 18 months, the Trump administration has taken numerous firm actions against the Kremlin, and foreign policy analysts say President Trump’s charm
The Bible remains a ‘powerful, transformative tool’ in American culture: Poll
The Bible remains a fixture in American culture and lifestyle according to the “State of the Bible” report, an annual poll conducted
DEFCON Warning System Digest – In-Depth Analysis of July 2018 update
The next edition of the DEFCON Digest is online. This one goes into more detail of the July 2018 DEFCON update.