[Defcon Warning System] DEFCON Warning System - Update 3/20/22

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This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 9 P.M. UTC, Sunday, 
March 20th, 2022. Condition code is Yellow. DEFCON 3.

There are currently no imminent nuclear threats at this time, however 
the situation is considered fluid and can change rapidly.

The situation in Ukraine is reaching near stalemate in which Russia is 
unable to obtain its initial goals and is making very limited progress. 
Some analysts believe that this will cause a frustrated Russia to resort 
to more extreme means, especially as it faces crippling sanctions. This 
includes the possibility of using chemical or nuclear weapons to break 
the stalemate as well as to frighten the West away from supporting Ukraine.

Nevertheless, Ukraine has stated that there has been some positive 
progress in negotiations with Russia. Ukraine has begun to admit to 
itself that it will not be able to join NATO. Additionally, there have 
been no significant threats made by Russia against NATO at this time, 
indicating that the situation is stabilizing.

There continues to be no movement by NATO to involve itself directly in 
the Russian war against Ukraine. However, NATO countries are beginning 
to express favour of sending forces to Ukraine.

The DEFCON Warning System expresses concern over increasing paranoia by 
the Russian president as the war drags on and more of those in power 
seek to end the stalemate which is draining Russia’s economy.

Russia has been asking other countries for manpower and material to help 
fight the war in Ukraine, bespeaking a Russian problem with the war. The 
United States is sending longer-range anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, 
while Russian drones have crossed into NATO airspace in Poland and 
Romania. There has been no reaction by NATO to the violation.

Russia has threatened other non-aligned countries against joining NATO.

In the Middle East, Iran has stated that it will never accept a new 
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with regard to its nuclear programme 
while the United States has shown a weakened position as it goes to Iran 
in an effort to get the country to pump more oil.

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subject to delays. The next scheduled update is 9 P.M. UTC, March 27th, 
2022. Additional updates will be made as the situation warrants, with 
more frequent updates at higher alert levels.

This concludes this report of the DEFCON Warning System.
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