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Re: Terrorist Attacks on America
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 12 Sep 2001 20:51:32 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jesse Long writes:
> 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.
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> THREATCON (Threat Condition) is a relatively new term used to describe the
> perceived threat level to US forces in a particular area. It prescribes a
> minimum level of anti-terrorist precautions. They range from "normal," with
> no added security measures, through alpha, bravo, charlie, and delta, which
> is an imminent attack or expectation of imminent attack.
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> DEFCON is more offensive, THREATCON is more defensive.
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> In short, more or less. Don't quote me too directly, I don't have the
> regulations in front of me and we don't worry about our DEFCON half as much
> as we do about the THREATCON.
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> I am in the military.
Hey Jesse - thanks for the informative briefing. I was indeed wondering
about the connection between delta and the 1 thru 5 DEFCON rating.
-Shiri (who watched _War Games_ in history two years ago)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)
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