DEFCON

The defense readiness condition (DEFCON) is an alert state used by the United States Armed Forces.

The DEFCON system was developed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and unified and specified combatant commands. It prescribes five graduated levels of readiness (or states of alert) for the U.S. military. It increases in severity from DEFCON 5 (least severe) to DEFCON 1 (most severe) to match varying military situations.

DEFCONs are a subsystem of a series of Alert Conditions, or LERTCONs, which also include Emergency Conditions (EMERGCONs).

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Operations

The DEFCON level is controlled primarily by the U.S. President and the U.S. Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Combatant Commanders, and each DEFCON level defines specific security, activation and response scenarios for the troops in question.

Different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces (i.e. U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Air Force) and different bases or command groups can be activated at different defense conditions. In general, there is no single DEFCON status for the world or country and it may be set to only include specific geographical areas. According to Air & Space/Smithsonian, as of 2014, the worldwide DEFCON level has never risen higher than DEFCON 3. The DEFCON 2 levels in the Cuban Missile Crisis and 1991 Gulf War were not worldwide.

Defcon (disambiguation)

DEFCON is a defense alert state (numbered 1-5) used by the United States Armed Forces.

Defcon, DEFCON, DEFCON 1, etc., may also refer to:

See also

Defcon (album)

Defcon, also known as Örli Wörks (Early Works), is the first release by the German industrial music project wumpscut:.

Summary

Defcon appeared in two different editions, with two completely different tracklists. Most of the songs that originally appeared on this release were released later on the :wumpscut: compilations, The Mesner Tracks, Preferential Legacy, Blutkind, and Preferential Tribe. Both editions of this tape are extremely limited to 50 copies.

Track listing

Defcon (Örli Wörks)

Side One

Side Two