DEFCON Warning System – Update 10/1/23
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Sunday, October 1st, 2023. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.
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This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Sunday, October 1st, 2023. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.
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This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Friday, September 1st, 2023. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.
The 2023 U.S. Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium was held Aug. 16-17 in downtown Omaha, Neb.