The DEFCON Warning System™

Ongoing GeoIntel and Analysis in the theater of nuclear war. DEFCON Level assessment issued for public notification. Established 1984.

Announcements

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Tuesday, October 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Sunday, September 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 5 P.M. UTC, Thursday, August 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.

Once a year, we do an Ask Me Anything where the Director answers any question you want to ask, from the serious

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 5 P.M. UTC, Monday, July 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 5 P.M. UTC, Sunday, June 2nd, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.

An examination of why The DEFCON Warning System went to DEFCON 4 during the Iran/Israel conflict and what brought it back down

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 5 P.M. UTC, Wednesday, May 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 7 P.M. UTC, Tuesday, April 16th, 2024. Condition code is Blue. DEFCON 4.

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Friday, March 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Thursday, February 1st, 2024. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5.