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.
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.
The Spanish-American War of 1898, lasted about 5 months.
Nobody has ever counted and nobody will ever tell.
Yes.
The longest war the United States ever entered was the Vietnam War.
the answer is no because the US has not gotten hit by a nuclear device
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.
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.
DEFCON 1 stands for maximum military readiness. It is used when a foreign military power directly attacks US forces or territory.
defcon is a series of switches you need to activate in zombies, 5. activating all of them will result in the PAP.( pack a punch)
Defcon Robot Contest was created in 2003.
DEFCON - video game - happened in 2006.
DEFCON stands for Defense Condition, and it is used by the United States military to indicate the level of alertness and readiness of the country's armed forces. The DEFCON level ranges from 5 (lowest) to 1 (highest). Each level corresponds to a specific threat level and triggers certain actions and measures.
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.
DEFCON 3
DEFCON - video game - was created on 2006-09-29.