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Re: Terrorist Attacks on America
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 11 Sep 2001 20:28:15 GMT
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Matthew Gerber wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Richard Noeckel writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Matthew Gerber writes:
> > > NEWS:
> > > All international US embassies, bases, etc. on Delta alert.
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> > Question; is 'Delta Alert' the same as 'Def Con 1' ?
> > (I may have misspelled 'def con')
> > Does ~Def Con~ range from 1 to 5, and 1 being the worst?
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> Not really sure...seems about right...
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> The Delta Alerts seem to be the nomenclature built on Americas newer defense
> plans, as created just a few years ago.
I think (and I have no internal knowledge of US armed forces) that defcon 1 is actual war, while the alert levels are just that - letting security forces know something may be up...
Dan
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| DEFCON (Defense Condition) ranges from 1 (at war) to 5 (at peace). It describes our military posture in terms of being at or ready for war. It does not address terrorism. I don't think DEFCON was around before the nuclear age hit us. THREATCON (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Not really sure...seems about right... The Delta Alerts seem to be the nomenclature built on Americas newer defense plans, as created just a few years ago. Matt (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)
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