The United states has only been at def con 2 once. This was during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Some believe that we went to def con 2 during 9/11.
The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was placed on DEFCON 2. Other elements of the US Military remained at DEFCON 3. DEFCON 1 has never been used.
FROM: ottawa1234 DECON stand for: DEFence CONdition. When a nations feels threatened possibly by a war, they would lower the DEFCON to 1, meaning increased military readiness incase of wars. And DEFCOM 5 is normal peace-time readiness, anything in beetween should be pretty clear.
We moved to Defcon 2 because relations with Fidel Castro were becoming complicated. After the failure of The Bay of Pigs Invasion Castro became Afraid of the U.S invading the island of Cuba. He considered launching all nuclear war heads that would be defined as MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction).
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How close the u.s. is to war- defcon five means we are peaceful, defcon 1 means we are going to war. Defcon is also a real time strategy video game for PC. The shortened version of "Defcon" is commonly used within the online gaming community referring to the game server company "Defconservers" *improvement* defcon is not how close we are to going to war defcon is defence (def) condition (con) because we have been to war but never to defcon 1 the worst ever was defcon 2 and we are currently at 5
DEFCON, or defense readiness condition, is not a national status for the United States. Different branches of the military can be under different DEFCON levels. DEFCON levels are controlled by the President and the Secretary of Defense when ordering to raise or lower the level across all US Armed Forces; however, branch leaders and administration can also individually raise or lower DEFCON levels of their respective branches. DEFCON 2 is the second-highest level of alert readiness for the United States Armed Forces, and conjointly describes an emergency defense situation in which nuclear war is near. The only time DEFCON 2 was ever raised was during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was ordered to DEFCON 2 alertness by their command headquarters on 26 October 1962, while the rest of the armed forces stayed at DEFCON 3.
Level 9 - 2000 DefCon 1-2 was released on: USA: 3 November 2000
The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was placed on DEFCON 2. Other elements of the US Military remained at DEFCON 3. DEFCON 1 has never been used.
Chicago Fire - 2012 Defcon 1 2-3 was released on: USA: 8 October 2013
Chicago Fire - 2012 Defcon 1 2-3 is rated/received certificates of: USA:TV-14
DEFCON 2 is the second-highest level of readiness in the United States Armed Forces' DEFCON system, which indicates a heightened state of military alert. At this level, the military is prepared to deploy forces and conduct operations within six hours, reflecting an imminent threat or crisis. DEFCON 2 has been used only a few times in history and signifies that the nation is on the brink of conflict, requiring rapid response capabilities.
The Cuban Missile Crisis. However the entire military was not set to DefCon 2, only the Strategic Air Command (SAC). With the exception of air units in Europe, the rest of the military remained at DefCon 3.
The DEFCON ( the Defense Readiness Condition) was first implemented by the United States Armed Forces on October 2, 1959. It is an alert posture used the the Armed Forces of the United States. DEFCON has five graduated levels of readiness for the US military.
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Oh, dude, DEFCON 5 is like the lowest level of readiness, so it's basically like the military saying, "Chill, we're good." The US has totally been at DEFCON 5 before because it's like the default setting when nothing's going down. It's like being on standby but also not really caring.
It has 2 fewer sides than a pentagon