Washington DC, United States

Moscow, Russia

This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 8 P.M. Sunday, August 2nd, 2015. Condition Green. DEFCON 5. Condition Green. DEFCON 5. Condition Green. DEFCON 5.

There are currently no imminent nuclear threats against the United States at this time.

The United States and Western powers have reached a deal with Iran over its nuclear program. After careful analysis, the DEFCON Warning System finds the deal to be fatally deficient as it does not allow thorough inspections and even allows Iran to delay inspections for a period of weeks. Iran has also stated that military sites will not be inspected under the agreement.  Regarding the deal, Saudi Arabia is threatening to take military action against Iran as well as spark an arms race. Also, despite signs that the U.S. is willing to cut a nuclear deal, North Korea has stated that it is categorically uninterested in negotiating over its nuclear arms. China has agreed to build two more nuclear reactors in Iran.

Hackers were apparently able to temporarily take over a Patriot missile system in Turkey, exposing vulnerabilities in the software security. Also in the United States, that country has announced plans to cut 40,000 troops.

 The situation over Ukraine continues to be a tempest. Both Russia and the United States continue to hold drills and engage in military maneuvers which anger and frighten the other side.  Recently, Russian bombers probed the U.S. West coast, coming to within 50 miles, though there are reports that they have come closer. Finland has deployed a rapid reaction force to Russian border while Japan debates authorization to allow troops on foreign soil.  Russia, for its part, is working to resume production of the Tu-160 supersonic nuclear bomber.  Russia and Iran continue to deepen ties, signing a  military cooperation deal and NATO has conducted drills on Ukraine soil, angering Russia.

The DEFCON Warning System is a private enterprise which monitors world events and assesses nuclear threats against the United States by national entities. It is not affiliated with any government agency and does not represent the alert status of any military branch. The public should make their own evaluations and not rely on the DEFCON Warning System for any strategic planning. At all times, citizens are urged to learn what steps to take in the event of a nuclear attack.

If this had been an actual attack, the DEFCON Warning System will give radiation readings for areas that are reported to it. Your readings will vary. Official news sources will have radiation readings for your area.

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This concludes this broadcast of the DEFCON Warning System.