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DEFCON levels. The defense readiness condition (DEFCON) is an alert state used by the United States Armed Forces. [1] [2] For security reasons, the US military does not announce a DEFCON level to the public. [1] The DEFCON system was developed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and unified and specified combatant commands. [3]
The system has four levels, with One being the highest (possible war imminent) and Four the lowest. It is the Central Military Commission's responsibility (through the JOCC) to call changes in the readiness level. At different levels, the People's Liberation Army takes different actions to deal with different degrees of emergency. [1]
An alert state or state of alert is an indication of the state of readiness of the armed forces for military action or a state against natural disasters, terrorism or military attack. The term frequently used is "on high alert". [ 1 ]
COGCON ("continuity of government readiness condition") is a United States government readiness level, roughly analogous to the DEFCON alert state system, tracking the readiness of the government in the event of an emergency. [1]
84.250.15.152 16:18, 8 June 2024 (UTC) EAMs do not change DEFCON. They're just a message format. DEFCON status changes happen completely independently of EAMs, the EAM is just one of several methods for communicating the change in status; it is not the only one nor even the primary method (in peacetime).
In United States military doctrine, LERTCON is an abbreviation of alert condition, and is a measure of the level of action and readiness to be taken in a given situation. LERTCON is used by US and Allied forces who are assigned to NATO . [ 1 ]
INFOCON (short for information operations condition) is a threat level system in the United States similar to that of FPCON. It is a defense system based primarily on the status of information systems and is a method used by the military to defend against a computer network attack.
Royal Canadian Air Force alert crew at Zweibrücken Air Base in West Germany waiting to scramble in 1957. Combat readiness is a condition of the armed forces and their constituent units and formations, warships, aircraft, weapon systems or other military technology and equipment to perform during combat military operations, [1] or functions consistent with the purpose for which they are ...