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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Reuters, UN Security Council official [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)35. They have gone from DefCon 3 to DefCon 2.
DefCon 1 is wartime.
Here, they are using the same system.
Defense condition Exercise term Description Readiness Color
DEFCON 1 COCKED PISTOL[3] Nuclear war is imminent Maximum readiness White
DEFCON 2 FAST PACE[3] Next step to nuclear war Armed Forces ready to deploy and engage in less than 6 hours Red
DEFCON 3 ROUND HOUSE[3] Increase in force readiness above that required for normal readiness Air Force ready to mobilize in 15 minutes Yellow
DEFCON 4 DOUBLE TAKE[3] Increased intelligence watch and strengthened security measures Above normal readiness Green
DEFCON 5 FADE OUT[3] Lowest state of readiness Normal readiness Blue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEFCON
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Yes, South Korea and the US had intelligence that they believed there was going to be a test
davidpdx
Feb 2013
#41
the link calls it a "test", not "explosion" (that word implies an accident). n/t
NRaleighLiberal
Feb 2013
#7