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SpaceX Applied Speed Limits on Starlink and Starshield in Ukraine for 10 Days Before Restoring Service

SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk stated on October 24 that the Ukrainian military had violated Starlink terms of service by using the civilian…

Oct 24 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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Space Systems Command: China Is Pacing Threat and Russia Acute Threat to U.S. Space Superiority

The command described space as a war-fighting domain and listed specific historical tests by both countries along with launch and satellite figures.

Oct 15 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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September 2026

North Korea Fires Two East-Coast Ballistic Missiles Into the Sea of Japan

The missile reached a peak altitude of about 43 miles (70 km), flew about 367 miles (590 km), and fell in the Sea of Japan outside Japan’s exclusive…

Sep 20 • Defcon Level

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IAEA: Drone Hits Kursk Reactor Cooling Tower, Tusk Warns of Hybrid Strikes On NATO Countries

According to Tusk, intelligence assessments describe a Russian plan that includes hybrid drone and missile strikes on countries supporting Ukraine…

Sep 18 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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July 2026

China Conducts Submarine-Launched Strategic Missile Test into Pacific Ocean

The missile flew toward designated high-seas waters in the Pacific Ocean and landed precisely in the target area, according to Chinese Navy and Foreign…

Jul 6 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Loses Off-Site Power Connection for the 21st Time

Diesel generators activated automatically and provided the electricity required to maintain reactor core cooling and other safety functions.

Jul 3 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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June 2026

NASA Directs ISS Astronauts to Shelter in Crew Dragon as Roscosmos Addresses Worsening Air Leak in Zvezda PrK Tunnel

The leaks originate from microscopic cracks in the PrK transfer tunnel, a component of the Zvezda service module that has experienced air leaks since…

Jun 5 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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May 2026

Routine Unarmed Minuteman III ICBM Operational Test Launch GT 256 Scheduled at Vandenberg Space Force Base

This launch, designated GT 256, was scheduled years ago and is not in response to world events. Continued tests maintain confidence in the 400-missile…

May 19 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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April 2026

Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Loses All Off-Site Power for 13th Time

The IAEA announced that “Power has been successfully restored to the ZNPP through the Ferosplavna-1 330 kV power line, bringing an end to the loss of…

Apr 14 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles in Back-to-Back Launches as Pyongyang Issues Threatening Statement Toward Seoul

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) stated the launches “do not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies.”

Apr 8 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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February 2026

U.S. Air Force Prepares for Minuteman III ICBM Test Launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base

This event, managed by Space Launch Delta 30, focuses on validating the weapon system’s effectiveness, readiness, and accuracy.

Feb 28 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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U.S. Declassifies Seismic Evidence Confirming Lop Nur Nuclear Explosion In 2020

U.S. analysts estimate a yield of approximately 10 tons nuclear (or 5 tons conventional equivalent), assuming the blast was fully contained in solid…

Feb 27 • Defcon Level and Donald Standeford

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