Ask Me Anything 2024 – The DEFCON Warning System
Our annual Ask Me Anything where the Director will answer any question from the series to the silly. Your questions…answered! Nuclear war?
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Our annual Ask Me Anything where the Director will answer any question from the series to the silly. Your questions…answered! Nuclear war?
The world faces a “third nuclear age”, the head of the Armed Forces has said as he warned that China poses a
On the menu today: A follow up to yesterday’s deep dive into the possible explanation for drone sitings over New Jersey, walking
here is currently a lot of talk about nuclear war as conflict escalates between the United States and its NATO allies with
After Russia’s launch last week of its Oreshnik intermediate-range missile, state-owned propaganda outlet RT aired a video graphic depicting the missile’s flight
The escalation of tensions following President Joe Biden‘s authorization for Kyiv to use U.S.-made long-range weapons in strikes in Russia and Moscow’s
Military intelligence analyst Rebekah Koffler discusses the Kremlin’s reaction to President Biden allowing Ukraine to fire long-range U.S. missiles deep into Russian
Does the rise of China as a nuclear strategic superpower present a fundamental threat to deterrence, arms control, and arms race stability?
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Sunday, December 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.
There is a growing risk that the United States and its allies could face scenarios in which one or more adversaries might
A scary question to ask, one that has taken on more relevance as Russia and the United States conflict over Russia’s invasion
Ukraine’s quest for permission to launch long-range strikes on Russian territory seemed to have been resolved in October when, after hearing Zelensky’s