Channel
@DEFCONWarningSystem
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5,002subscribers
-187 since we began measuring on 6 August 2026
Risers and fallers across the register · movement among entries of 3,162–10,000.
| Telegram ID | -1001338045376 |
|---|---|
| Type | Channel |
| Username | @DEFCONWarningSystem |
| Created | 18 January 2021 — measured — cross-checked against a third-party dataset (ext.tg_channel) |
| First recorded | 6 August 2026 |
| Last confirmed live | 30 October 2026 |
| Measurements held | 23 |
| Confirmed unchanged | 1 time, most recently 30 October 2026 |
| On Telegram | t.me/DEFCONWarningSystem |
International news — a classification, not a measurement. An on-box language model (Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-FP8, prompt version 1) read this channel’s own recent posts on 13 September 2026 and assigned it the closest of 31 fixed categories, at 96% confidence. This is a model’s judgement about what the channel is likely to be about, not a fact this register measured the way a subscriber count or a view count is measured — it can be revised on a later pass, and it carries no weight anywhere else on this page. How this classification works, and the other topics.
| Measured (UTC) | Subscribers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026, 22:06 | 5,002 | -4 |
| 27 Oct 2026, 20:19 | 5,006 | -6 |
| 24 Oct 2026, 13:44 | 5,012 | -5 |
| 21 Oct 2026, 14:49 | 5,017 | -9 |
| 18 Oct 2026, 15:17 | 5,026 | -8 |
| 15 Oct 2026, 16:50 | 5,034 | -6 |
| 12 Oct 2026, 07:38 | 5,040 | -6 |
| 5 Oct 2026, 10:39 | 5,046 | -24 |
| 26 Sept 2026, 23:36 | 5,070 | -24 |
| 15 Sept 2026, 13:39 | 5,094 | -8 |
| 11 Sept 2026, 20:56 | 5,102 | -10 |
| 7 Sept 2026, 10:42 | 5,112 | -11 |
| 3 Sept 2026, 00:37 | 5,123 | -13 |
| 30 Aug 2026, 19:25 | 5,136 | -5 |
| 27 Aug 2026, 23:25 | 5,141 | -6 |
| 25 Aug 2026, 04:13 | 5,147 | -8 |
| 21 Aug 2026, 13:24 | 5,155 | -7 |
| 18 Aug 2026, 23:43 | 5,162 | -3 |
| 16 Aug 2026, 07:03 | 5,165 | -8 |
| 12 Aug 2026, 19:08 | 5,173 | first reading |
22 posts held, back to 15 June 2026 — the reader has not yet reached the start of this channel’s public history, so older posts may sit further back, unread. Read across 8 pages of Telegram’s post history, 20 posts per page.
Nothing published in the last 30 days. ERR and ER are rolling 30-day measures, so there is nothing to compute — we hold 22 posts for this entry, the most recent from 11 August 2026. An engagement rate over an empty window would be a number about nothing.
We have added a new page to the DEFCON site called "Current Analysis". It gives a quick reasoning behind the current DEFCON Level. This page is updated daily or as the situation warrants. It is a good page to bookmark and check routinely. https://defconwarningsystem.com/current-defcon-level/
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A nuclear admission attributed to Iran’s IRGC commander has no credible source. Meanwhile, Tehran believes time favours it, and a Saudi–Turkey–Pakistan defence pact is reshaping regional deterrence. What does this mean for nuclear risk? https://defconwarningsystem.com/2026/08/10/iran-nuclear-risk-makkah-defence-pact/ #DEFCON
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New DEFCON Warning System assessment: US–Iran missile exchanges have resumed. Cyberattacks may be opening a domestic front if linked to Iran, while possible Russian assistance could strengthen North Korea’s nuclear capabilities. Full analysis: https://defconwarningsystem.com/2026/08/03/us-iran-conflict-nuclear-risk-august-2026/
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New intelligence on Iran’s nuclear intentions, the US–Saudi nuclear agreement and policy shifts on the Korean Peninsula are reshaping the strategic picture. Read the latest DEFCON Warning System assessment: https://defconwarningsystem.com/2026/07/27/iran-intelligence-saudi-nuclear-deal-strategic-outlook/ #NuclearSecurity #Iran
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Could AI accidentally start a nuclear war? The risk may not be a machine launching missiles on its own, but leaders making irreversible decisions based on flawed or misunderstood AI assessments. Read the full analysis: https://defconwarningsystem.com/2026/07/23/ai-and-nuclear-war/
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The Iran conflict is widening across the Gulf, threatening shipping routes and nuclear-related sites. France and Germany are also deepening deterrence cooperation. Latest DEFCON update: https://defconwarningsystem.com/2026/07/20/iran-conflict-widens-nuclear-risk/
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The DEFCON Warning System Community Forum. https://community.defconwarningsystem.com/ Up-to-date news on #Iran, #Russia, #Ukraine, #Survival, and #Preparation No politics are allowed. No fear mongering. No conspiracy theories. Just news and discussion. For you. For everyone.
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No radiation leak detected from South Africa’s Koeberg Power Station after reported elevated airborne radioactive contamination.
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The U.S.–Iran ceasefire has collapsed, attacks around the Strait of Hormuz are widening, and Iran is raising possible NPT withdrawal. Our latest assessment examines the strategic and nuclear implications. Read the full report: https://defconwarningsystem.com/2026/07/13/iran-ceasefire-collapses-nuclear-danger-remains-indirect/
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Scenario: Israel nuked by Iran We examine a scenario in which Iran launches a pre-emptive nuclear attack on Israel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M92UIGAwCTI
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United States attacks Iran after Iran attacks ships in Hormuz.
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DEFCON Warning System Update – 6 July 2026 Condition Green – DEFCON 5. Russia is hardening its Nordic/Baltic flank, Ukraine is striking deeper into Russia’s energy infrastructure, and NATO is reinforcing deterrence. Read more: https://defconwarningsystem.com/2026/07/06/defcon-update-russia-nato-northern-flank-nuclear-risk-6-july-2026/
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Showing the 12 most recent of 22 posts we hold for @DEFCONWarningSystem. View and reaction counts are the latest single reading for each post, not a live figure, and a recent post is still accumulating both. A view count marked ≈ was rounded by Telegram before we ever saw it — t.me prints views in full below 1,000 and to three significant figures above, so ≈1,200,000 means somewhere between 1,150,000 and 1,249,999. Unmarked counts are exact. Text is reproduced from the public post preview and truncated for length.
A live page changes as we take new readings, so a citation should name the measurement it is based on, not just the URL. The line below cites the subscriber count as measured 30 October 2026 — this entry's latest reading, not the date you are reading this.
“The DEFCON Warning System” (@DEFCONWarningSystem), 5,002 subscribers as measured 30 October 2026. Telegram Register, tgregister.com/channel/DEFCONWarningSystem.
Full measurement history, CC BY 4.0. Every reading this register holds for this entry, not just the latest one, as a dated, downloadable record: CSV · JSON. Free to use with attribution to tgregister.com. Each file carries its own generation timestamp, which is the figure to cite for exactly when the data was retrieved.