Julia (11 March 2013)
"DEFCON meanings"


Were we at a 3 or 5 before the change to 4 on March 7th?


DEFCON 5:
Normal peacetime readiness.

DEFCON 4: Normal, increased intelligence and strengthened security measures.

DEFCON 3: Increase in force readiness above normal readiness.

DEFCON 2: Further Increase in force readiness, but less than maximum.

DEFCON 1: Maximum force readiness.