Seconds to midnight
- DEFCON 1 - 15 seconds to
midnight
External events critical Other countries at their DEFCON 1 First tier leaders notified 12 hours earlier and sent to secure locations if possible Launch rooms fully manned Notification to launch in 15 minutes Countdown begins US Public NOT notified
- DEFCON 2 - 30 seconds to midnight All units at full readiness Probable targets emptied - secured 2nd Tier Bio - Cyber - Space weapons deployed Internal disasters occurring world-wide Financial - Monetary - Diplomatic Fronts in full confrontation US Public NOT informed of DEFCON Status
- DEFCON 3 - 45 seconds to midnight Military leaves cancelled and critical personnel recalled Trump activates Space Force Diplomatic Confrontation increases with China, Russia, Iran, North Korea US Public NOT informed of DEFCON Status
- DEFCON 4 - 60 seconds to midnight Newest Hypersonic and Space Weapons front-lined and activated 3rd Tier Bio - Cyber - Space weapons and defenses deployed US Public NOT informed of ending DEFCON 5 Status
- 2020 - 100 seconds to midnight US and other countries Threaten First Use
- 2019 - 120 seconds to midnight Intentional corruption of the information ecosystem
- 2017 - 150 seconds to midnight Fake news and propaganda raise world passions.
Minutes to midnight
- 2012 - 5 minutes to midnight Nuclear Countries Fail to Implement Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
- 2010 - 6 minutes to midnight North Korea tests nuclear weapon
- 2002 - 7 minutes to midnight U.S. Abandons Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty
- 1998 - 9 minutes to midnight Pakistan/ India threaten each other.
- 1995 - 14 minutes to midnight US extends NATO against Russia.
- 1991 - 17 minutes to midnight The Cold War is over. Soviet Union Collapses
- 1984 - 19 minutes to midnight Pakistan acquires nuclear capability
- 1974 - 21 minutes to midnight India Nuclear Bomb
- 1967 - 24 minutes to midnight China Nuclear Bomb
- 1961 - 26 minutes to midnight Russian 50 Megaton Czar Bomb
- 1952 - 28 minutes to midnight
1952
US Hydrogen Bomb - 1945 - 30 minutes to midnight
1945
US Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
After midnight
- 3 DAYS after midnight Great Catastrophe Last Nuke
- 3 WEEKS after midnight Immediate Fallout Ends
- 3 MONTHS after midnight Anarchy End Possible
- 3 YEARS after midnight Sustainable Agriculture
- 3 DECADES after midnight Restored Technology
- 3 CENTURIES after midnight Millennial Lesser Peace
- 3 MILLENNIA after midnight Beginning Fulfillment Humanity's Purpose