The DEFCON Warning System™
The World’s Only Public Nuclear Threat Advisory System. Independent, real-time analysis of global nuclear tensions. Since 1984.
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Consequences of Testing an H-Bomb in the Pacific
For more than fifty years, since the entry into force of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (PTBT), almost all nuclear-weapon possessing
Thinking the unthinkable in China: Abandoning North Korea
North Korea’s nuclear antics have rattled its alliance with China to the point that Beijing is allowing the previously unthinkable to be
How to Tell If North Korea and America Are Actually Headed to War
Watch what Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un do, not just what they say. There are moments—like when the American president threatens
What to do in a nuclear explosion? Ventura County has a plan
If North Korea fires nuclear missiles at Los Angeles, Dr. Robert Levin might seek protection from fallout by wedging himself into the crawl
War of Words Impedes Complex North Korea Diplomatic Challenge
The provocative rhetoric between U.S. President Donald Trump and the North Korean leadership is adding to an already growing sense of pessimism
The Wide Spectrum of North Korea’s Weapons of Mass Destruction
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In parallel with its growing offensive nuclear capabilities, North Korea possesses fully operational, extensive arsenals of chemical and biological weapons.
No, We Cannot Shoot Down North Korea’s Missiles
It’s time national leaders speak realistically about missile defense. The number one reason we don’t shoot down North Korea’s missiles is that
California Is Already Preparing for a North Korean Nuclear Attack
With U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un trading insults and threatening war, California officials are taking the
Will North Korea sell its nuclear technology?
By Daniel Salisbury, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Belfer Center, Harvard University. Earlier this month CIA Director Mike Pompeo suggested “the
DEFCON Warning System – Update 9/24/17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEFCON Warning System – Update 9/24/2017 This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 7 P.M., PDT, Sunday,
Iran test-fires ballistic missile amid rising tensions with U.S.
Iran has successfully test-fired a new type of ballistic missile amid rising tensions with the United States, state-run media reported on Saturday,