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Editor’s Note: Yesterday, the wrong “overall” warning signal was reported. The DEFCON level for the “European” theatre is Level 2. However, the “overall” DEFCON level is still Level 3. Also, the “Read More” links to not seem to be transferring.
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2023 Current Estimated Defcon Level Today Taken from Defcon Level Warning System: https://www.defconlevel.com/current-level.php#breaking
April 10, 2023 – Chinese government officials claimed that the PLA Southern Theater Command tracked a United States Navy destroyer USS Milius, saying that it “illegally trespassed” into waters near Meiji Reef (Mischief Reef). Read more
April 10, 2023 – 70 Chinese military aircraft and 11 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted on April 9-10th, 2023 according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense. Four of the aircraft were J-15 carrier based fighter jets. Read more
April 9, 2023 – 71 Chinese military aircraft and 9 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan between April 8th and April 9th, 2023 according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense. Read more
April 9th, 2023 – Israel: The IDF is increasing its forces in Judea and Samaria, and alerts have been activated in Netor, and Avni Eitan, Israel. The IDF is now attacking locations where launches were carried out in Syria. Read more
April 7th, 2023 – IDF spokesperson (translated): The IDF attacked targets of the terrorist organization Hamas in southern Lebanon. Alerts activated in Israeli settlement locations. Read more
April 7th, 2023 – Rockets fired into Israel, mortar fire towards Metula, Israel from Lebanese border. Israel responds with attacks in Gaza Strip. Read more
April 4th, 2023 – US Central Command: “TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command forces conducted a unilateral strike in Syria today killing Khalid ‘Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, an ISIS senior leader. Khalid ‘Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri was responsible for planning ISIS attacks in Türkiye and Europe and developed the leadership structure for ISIS in Türkiye. Read more
April 4th, 2023 – US Central Command: TAMPA, Fla. – During the month of March 2023, U.S. Central Command, along with coalition and other partners, conducted a total of 37 D-ISIS operations, resulting in 9 ISIS operatives killed and 18 detained. Read more
April 2nd, 2023 – A newly declassified report on Havana Syndrome by the director of national intelligence has been released that contradicts another recent report saying that it was very unlikely that the illness was caused by an energy weapon. Read more
April 2nd, 2023 – IDF fighter jets and helicopters were launched after an aircraft entered Israeli airspace from Syria. The aircraft was shot down by Israeli aircraft, according to the Israeli military. Read more
March 28, 2023 – North Korean state media reports Kim Jong Un guided the mounting of nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles on March 27th. The North’s Academy of Defense Science conducted another test of underwater strategic weapon system from March 25th to 27th. Read more
March 27, 2023 – UPDATES (1) North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile, according to the Japanese Prime Minister’s office. Read more
March 25th, 2023 – SYRIA – The death toll resulting from US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in Syria has risen to 19, according to the UK-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Read more
March 24, 2023 – PYONGYANG – North Korea has claimed that it tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone with the ability to create a radioactive wave, or “tsunami” capable of taking out naval strike groups and ports. Read more
March 24th, 2023 – Central Command: On the morning of March 24th, at approximately 8:05 a.m. Syrian local time, 10 rockets targeted coalition forces at the Green Village in northeast Syria. Read more
March 24th, 2023 – AL-OMAR – A second U.S. base, Green Village in Syria located in the Al-Omar gas field in northeastern Syria was targeted by rockets after retaliatory strikes were carried out by the United States in response to another attack that killed an American contractor and wounded another contractor and four other service members. Read more
March 24th, 2023 – Central Command: “This evening, we responded to an attack on our forces that killed an American contractor and wounded our troops and another American contractor by striking facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Read more
March 22, 2023 – North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday from the Hamhung region of North Korea’s east coast, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Read more
March 19, 2023 – North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday as the United States and South Korea carry out joint military drills. Read more
March 18, 2023 – MINNESOTA, USA – 400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from a nuclear power plant at the Xcel Energy plant in Monticello, Minnesota last fall, but was not disclosed to the public because the plant said that it posed no health or safety risk to the public. Read more
March 17, 2023 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) released a statement on Friday that it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, including the abduction of children from Ukraine during Russia’s war on the country. Read more
March 16, 2023 – North Korean state media claims that the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test that the country carried out on Thursday was a Hwasong-17. Read more
March 16, 2023 – Kermadec Islands – A tsunami warning has been declared after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near the Kermadec Islands. Read more
March 16, 2023 – The Japanese Ministry of Defense now says that the missile launched by North Korea was a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and that the details are “currently under analysis”. Read more
March 16, 2023 – Inspections carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have found that 2.5 tons of natural uranium are missing from an unnamed Libyan site that is not under the control of the Libyan government. Read more
March 15, 2023 – The Japanese Prime Minister’s office released a statement that said that North Korea has launched a “suspected ballistic missile”. The Japanese Ministry of Defense then released a statement confirming that a ballistic missile was launched from the west coast of North Korea, toward the east. Read more
March 15, 2023 – The Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that Russia views the U.S. drone flight in the Black Sea as a “real provocation” and said that it was flying with its “transponders off” and “entered into the zone of the special military operation” which is the term Russia uses for its war in Ukraine. Read more
March 14, 2023 – Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea today. Read more
March 14, 2023 – North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea a day after the United States and South Korea began carrying out a combined military exercise. Read more
March 14, 2023 – The United States and South Korea began carrying out another combined military exercise in the Indo-Pacific called “Freedom Shield” that was announced on March 2nd by the United States Forces Korea after North Korea launched two cruise missiles from a submarine the day before. Read more
March 13, 2023 – North Korea announced that they launched two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine underwater on Sunday. The missiles flew about 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) for about 125 minutes (7,563 to 7,575 seconds). Read more
March 09, 2023 – DOD: Russia Reportedly Supplying Enriched Plutonium to China: Various open-source outlets reported how Rosatom is providing highly enriched uranium for Chinese fast breeder reactors. Read more
March 09, 2023 – There was a fake nuclear alert that went out alerting Russians about a nuclear strike. The Russian Emergencies Ministry said that the message was due to a false alarm as a result of a cyberattack. Read more
March 09, 2023 – SEOUL – North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Yellow Sea, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Read more
March 08, 2023 – A U.S. intelligence report on Wednesday reiterated earlier warnings, as well as a warning in the 2023 Annual Threat Assessment that North Korea is expected to carry out its seventh nuclear test. South Korea has said that it could be carried out at any time. Read more
March 7, 2023 – The Governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico Américo Villarreal was cited by Reuters as saying two of the four Americans that were kidnapped in Mexico while on their way to receive cheap cosmetic surgery are dead, and two are still alive, but also said that one is injured. Read more
March 7, 2023 – The four American victims that were kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico have been identified, with further details on the incident, along with a video of the kidnapping in progress. Read more
March 06, 2023 – Four United States citizens were kidnapped in Matamoros city, Mexico on Friday shortly after arriving in Mexico, as they were traveling in a White minivan with license plates from North Carolina. Read more
March 06, 2023 – A statement released by the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed that the United States and South Korea are carrying out simulations of nuclear strikes and are planning a “surprise strike” against “major deep strategic [North Korean] bases”. Read more
March 06, 2023 – BLACK SEA – Ukrainian Defense Forces have reported that there are currently 16 Russian vessels in the Black Sea, including four missile carriers. Read more
March 6, 2023 – NEW YORK – A “hazmat incident” has occurred in Midtown Manhattan, New York on the corner of East 56th Street and Sutton. Read more
March 06, 2023 – The North Korean National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) said that it has made “steady progress” regarding the development of its satellite program, and has “succeeded” in developing a high-thrust engine carrier rocket in order to launch it into space. Read more
March 01, 2023 – A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Kimbe, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 598km (372 miles). Read more Taken from Defcon Level Warning System: https://www.defconlevel.com/current-level.php#breaking
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