Preparations for a Future Test Continue at North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site
New commercial satellite imagery of the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site from March 7 indicates activity at the North Portal, Main Administrative Area
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DEFCON Warning System – Update 3/1/17
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 6 P.M., Wednesday, March 1st, 2017. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5. There
CTBTO: Reported I-131 Levels Aren’t Irregular; Would Have Seen Additional Isotopes Had A Nuclear Test Occurred
Vienna, 20 Feb. 2017 In response to multiple inquiries over the past 48 hours, the CTBTO reports that the radionuclide (RN) stations
Don’t count on China to rein in North Korea. Here’s why.
On Jan. 2, then President-elect Donald Trump tweeted a promise that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would not be allowed to
A Brief Analysis of North Korea’s Missile Threat
North Korea has test-launched a newly developed nuclear-capable solid-fuel Pukguksong-2 (Polaris-2) MRBM+ which had been propelled from a mobile launcher by use
Donald Trump’s Diplomatic Moderation
President Donald Trump appears to be adopting more conventional positions aligned with decades of U.S. foreign-policy making and diplomacy, pulling back from
Should U.S. be preparing for a North Korean nuclear strike on the West Coast?
After listening to experts describe the threat posed by North Korea and its nuclear arsenal, U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman, a California Democrat,
Japanese nuclear plant just recorded an astronomical radiation level. Should we be worried?
The utility company that operated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan — the one that went into triple meltdown after the
Trump wants to push back against Iran, but Iran is now more powerful than ever
President Trump’s tough talk on Iran is winning him friends in the Arab world, but it also carries a significant risk of
The Coming Clash With Iran
When Gen. Michael Flynn marched into the White House Briefing Room to declare that “we are officially putting Iran on notice,” he
DEFCON Warning System – Update 2/1/17
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 6 P.M., Wednesday, February 1st, 2017. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5. There
Putin’s Russia in biggest Arctic military push since Soviet fall
Putin’s Russia in biggest Arctic military push since Soviet fall By Andrew Osborn ReutersJanuary 30, 2017 Atomic icebreakers Russia and Yamal are