Defcon warn4/20/2023 We're human, so we do have our religious and political beliefs. * Are you just a religious/right wing site? We've done our best to make everything as unobtrusive as possible while still being functional. So, in 2016, we started looking for some revenue streams to help pay for some of the expenses. Unfortunately, times have changed and things have become more expensive, especially now that we're a million page views a month and our provider requires us to run an upgraded plan when the traffic gets to be too much. The site owner paid for everything out of his own pocket. It is always up to the public to decide what to do in the event of an emerging situation.įor many years (32 actually), we carried no ads, sold no merchandise, and asked for no donations. ![]() Just because nothing happened at the time of an alert doesn't mean the potential for disaster wasn't there. The same can be said of the DEFCON alerts. To look at it another way, if you have an open flame next to pool of gasoline, just because it didn't explode doesn't mean the potential wasn't there. But that doesn't mean that the potential for nuclear war wasn't there. ![]() Most of the time, the situation will resolve itself and things will calm down. We do our best to only sound the warning when necessary, but when events dictate, we will issue the proper alerts. So believe it when we say no one here wants to see that happen.Īs more countries develop nuclear weapons, the world becomes a more dangerous place and the potential for nuclear war increases. Truth be told, most of the DEFCON staff live in or near targeted locations and would not survive the first few minutes of a nuclear war. No one here is rooting for World War III. Ultimately, you must decide for yourself what to do with the information presented. You'll see the DEFCON Warning System reflect that. Historically speaking, the world has marched toward nuclear war numerous times and backed away. By the time Red comes around, the writing will be on the wall. Generally speaking, Green and Yellow tend to be more accurate, while Blue and Orange are more vague. This means that sometimes an alert will be raised and the situation will calm and nothing will come of it. In order to give the most warning possible, it has to make an educated guess as to whether the event will pass or the missiles will fly. The DEFCON Warning System, by nature, is designed to react to certain situations. ![]() It's an art not a science, and one that has been around since Cain first slew Abel. No matter how hard anyone tries, unless you're inside the enemy's situation room, you're going to have to make a guess. * Doesn't this mean that DWS is unreliable? We do not, however, hold back information necessary to the safety of the public. Information from confidential sources is vetted and, by necessity, often redacted to protect the source as well as not compromise national security or field plans. We often post news article links on our message board for commentary. However, most of our information is public knowledge and can be easily searched for. Over the years, The DEFCON Warning System has grown to gain some contacts within government and military agencies. We will then issue a warning which the public can decide for themselves what to do about. Our system is designed to be a barometer which will (in theory) see nuclear war coming much earlier than the government will admit. When nuclear war comes, the government is likely not going to say anything until it is much too late if ever. We also feel that nuclear war is such a terrifying subject that most people don't want to think about it. ![]() We can't possibly report everything, but we do try to pick out the stuff that can have the greatest impact. While there are many sources of news and information out there, we try to be one-stop-shopping for important and relevant information. We don't know them and wouldn't report them even if we did as that would compromise security.ĭWS is designed to be a digest of information related to the possibility of nuclear war. We are not affiliated with any government agency and DWS does not represent the alert status of any military branch. * Does the DWS report the DEFCON status of the US military? We will continue to update this FAQ as more questions are come across. There is quite a lot of confusion about The DEFCON Warning System, so we put together this FAQ which will hopefully help quell some of it.
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