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Originally Posted by mapuc
Why does this person want USA go to DEFCON 1 ?
Didn't USA do that 9/11-2011 ?
Why would some terrorist attack USA or other allied on that day, where they expect such an attack.
Markus
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Nope, US went to DEFCON 3 on 9/11.
The DEFCON levels are very specific, and the highest the US has ever been is 2, and that was during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
DEFCON 5 - Lowest State of Readiness - Normal Readiness
DEFCON 4 - Increased intel watch and strengthened security measures - Above normal readiness
DEFCON 3 - Increase in force readiness above that required for normal readiness - Air Force ready to mobilise in 15 minutes
DEFCON 2 - Next step to nuclear war - Armed forces ready to deploy and engage within 6 hours
DEFCON 1 - Nuclear war is imminent - Maximum Readiness.
The DEFCON levels don't really cover terrorism above DEFCON 3, they are more for nation vs nation war, in particular war with the Warsaw Pact.