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m Just make the numbers of levels all dark. Having all five defense readiness condition levels glow at the same time could come up with eye issues involving RGB colors on red 2 and yellow 3. |
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{{short description|Alert posture used by the United States Armed Forces}}
{{other uses|Defcon (disambiguation)}}
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The '''defense readiness condition''' ('''DEFCON''') is an [[alert state]] used by the [[United States Armed Forces]].<ref name="military">{{cite web |author1=Tiffini Theisen |title=What is DEFCON? |url=https://www.military.com/military-life/defcon-levels.html |publisher=Military.com |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=2023}}</ref><ref name="JP1-02">{{cite web |url=http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/new_pubs/jp1_02.pdf |title=Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |others=12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 19 August 2009) |access-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108082044/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/new_pubs/jp1_02.pdf |archive-date=8 November 2009}}</ref> For security reasons, the US military does not announce a DEFCON level to the public.<ref name=military/>
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