Distant Early Warning may refer to:

The album features the song "Distant Early Warning" in place of "Summertime Blues".

In 1953 and 1954, a runway and Distant Early Warning Line radar station were built on the island.

"Distant Early Warning" is a song by progressive rock band Rush from their 1984 album Grace Under Pressure.

In a 1984 interview Neil Peart describes writing "Distant Early Warning":

The music video for Distant Early Warning is something of a mystery to Rush fans.

Distant Early Warning (music video)

Additionally the band has a song about the possibility of nuclear war entitled "Distant Early Warning", the video of which features nuclear-related imagery.

Many of the stages' names seem to be named after songs by the rock band Rush - for example, "Distant Early Warning" and "Subdivisions".

In 1954, he became involved with the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line as a technical advisor.