China’s War Warnings
“If the U.S. doesn’t hit the brakes and continues to barrel down the wrong track,” China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on
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Historian Alfred McCoy: As Tensions Rise over Taiwan, U.S. & China “Edging Ever Closer” to War
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines is calling China the “most consequential threat” to U.S. national security. Meanwhile, the Chinese parliament
How to contact The DEFCON Warning System anonymously
If you have information you want to pass on to the staff at the DEFCON Warning System, but due to the sensitive
Israel and Iran edge closer to war, but experts say conflict isn’t inevitable
Escalating tensions between Iran and Israel have brought the two countries to the verge of war. While experts disagree on the probability
How Putin’s fate is tied to Russia’s war in Ukraine
I keep thinking back to something I heard on Russian state TV three years ago. At the time Russians were being urged
Fears and questions about North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal
North Korea’s latest missile launches are a demonstration of the country’s avowed ability to use nuclear force against South Korea and the
DEFCON Warning System – Update 3/1/23
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Wednesday, March 1st, 2023. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.
Experts React: Factors Shaping the Russia-Ukraine Conflict in 2023
As Russia and Ukraine head into year two of a war that has defied expectations, a collection of CSIS experts examined driving
(Radiological) War by Other Means: A Dirty Bomb in Ukraine?
Fear is mightier than the sword, and few things stoke fear like a dirty bomb. So, it should have come as no
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DEFCON Warning System Digest – Why are we at DEFCON 5
Eric Wasson and Bill Auger discuss the controversial decision to keep the DEFCON level at Green while the Ukraine war drags NATO
What would actually happen if Putin hit Ukraine with tactical nukes?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the specter of a nuclear attack on Ukraine several times since invading the country in February