What to do in a nuclear explosion? Ventura County has a plan
If North Korea fires nuclear missiles at Los Angeles, Dr. Robert Levin might seek protection from fallout by wedging himself into the crawl
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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War of Words Impedes Complex North Korea Diplomatic Challenge
The provocative rhetoric between U.S. President Donald Trump and the North Korean leadership is adding to an already growing sense of pessimism
The Wide Spectrum of North Korea’s Weapons of Mass Destruction
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In parallel with its growing offensive nuclear capabilities, North Korea possesses fully operational, extensive arsenals of chemical and biological weapons.
No, We Cannot Shoot Down North Korea’s Missiles
It’s time national leaders speak realistically about missile defense. The number one reason we don’t shoot down North Korea’s missiles is that
California Is Already Preparing for a North Korean Nuclear Attack
With U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un trading insults and threatening war, California officials are taking the
Will North Korea sell its nuclear technology?
By Daniel Salisbury, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Belfer Center, Harvard University. Earlier this month CIA Director Mike Pompeo suggested “the
DEFCON Warning System – Update 9/24/17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEFCON Warning System – Update 9/24/2017 This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 7 P.M., PDT, Sunday,
Iran test-fires ballistic missile amid rising tensions with U.S.
Iran has successfully test-fired a new type of ballistic missile amid rising tensions with the United States, state-run media reported on Saturday,
Military Options Against N. Korea Fraught With Danger: Analysts
In his United Nations General Assembly speech Tuesday, American President Donald Trump said the United States is “ready, willing and able” to
Putin displays massive firepower in Russian war games on border with Europe
Russia’s big Zapad 2017 military exercises, believed to be the largest since the end of the Cold War, entered the news again
Russia and China Join Forces for Drill Near North Korea
Russia and China have kicked off naval drills from the largest Russian port in the region bordering North Korea, whose recent nuclear
Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat
From the Defense Intelligence Ballistic Missile Analysis Committee. National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) in collaboration with the Defense Intelligence Ballistic