Russia to Deploy Precision Strike Missiles in Western Atlantic
Russia is deploying long-range, precision cruise missiles to the western Atlantic that American defense officials say will allow Moscow to target Washington
The DEFCON Warning System™
Ongoing GeoIntel and Analysis in the theater of nuclear war. DEFCON Level assessment issued for public notification. Established 1984.
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A more confident China threatens to use military force in Taiwan, holds up Hong Kong as a model
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has issued a new threat to use military force in Taiwan as Beijing intensifies efforts to achieve unification
‘Sink two aircraft carriers’: Chinese Admiral’s chilling recipe to dominate the South China Sea
They’re the pride of the US fleet: enormous 100,000 tonne, 333m long nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. But Beijing thinks they’re Washington’s achilles heel.
DEFCON Warning System – 1/1/19
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 2 P.M., Tuesday, January 1st, 2019. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5. There
North Korea continues missile development
North Korea has continued its development of intercontinental ballistic missiles despite declaring a halt to launches, having conducted a missile-linked radio wave
Warnings From Eurasia
One of the major blind spots in how the U.S. national security apparatus responds to and formulates policy for issues that arise
Putin issues ominous warning on rising nuclear war threat
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a chilling warning Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war, putting the blame squarely on
China and Russia: A Strategic Alliance in the Making
HE YEAR before he died in 2017, one of America’s leading twentieth-century strategic thinkers, Zbigniew Brzezinski, sounded an alarm. In analyzing threats
DEFCON Warning System Digest – 12/14/18
An in-depth analysis of the December 2018 DEFCON update. DEFCON Digests are more comprehensive and contain detailed analysis of the subjects that
Book Excerpt – Red Star Over the Pacific: China’s Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy.
The following is an excerpt of the second edition of Red Star Over the Pacific: China’s Rise and the Challenge to U.S.
Is nuclear disarmament set to self-destruct?
Never has the future of nuclear arms control seemed so uncertain. At risk is not just the collapse of existing treaties, but
America’s Nuclear Battle Plan if Russia Went to War: Massive Bunkers Under U.S. Cities
The history of civil defense in America is one of long neglect and avoidance since the Cuban Missile Crisis. “[P]eople just didn’t