What do the DEFCON ratings of 1-5 mean? - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): DEFCON, strands for Defense Condition, and is a measure of US military alert status. In October 1959, the JCS Chairman informed NORAD "that Canada and the U.S. had signed an agreement on increasing the operational readiness of NORAD forces during periods of international tension.
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What does DEFCON 1 mean? - Quora
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What do the DEFCON ratings of 1-5 mean? - Quora
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Can you survive Defcon 1? - Quora
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What do the DEFCON ratings of 1-5 mean? - Quora
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How can the general public know what defcon level we are at in real time? - Quora
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What does DEFCON 5 mean? - Quora
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What will you do if tomorrow an announcement is made that the US military has gone to DEFCON 1? - Quora
What does DEFCON 1 mean? - Quora
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What is it like to attend Defcon? - Quora
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What do the DEFCON ratings of 1-5 mean? - Quora
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What is the DEFCON level? - Quora
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What do the DEFCON ratings of 1-5 mean? - Quora
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What will you do if tomorrow an announcement is made that the US military has gone to DEFCON 1? - Quora
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What's something that is common knowledge at DEFCON that will be mind blowing to the rest of us? - Quora