12/25/2023 0 Comments Us defcon level october 2016![]() ![]() If they say we’re at DEFCON 2 in the Command Regions, it’s probably true and it more than lines up with the headlines. It’s fine if the information doesn’t interest someone, but it shouldn’t be dismissed. The live alerts are in no way trying to guess the government alert status, it is a separate assessment based on data that we have. What we do is collect large amounts of data and put forth an estimate of what our intel community believes it should be based on all of the open source (OSINT) intelligence and data we’ve collected from all over the world and our analysis of that data. An ‘estimate’ is based on thought and/or data. This site actually talks about whether or not they’re just “guessing.” This is what they say in response: “A ‘guess’ is a casual or spontaneous conclusion. – Outside of the MSM, pretty much everything is “privately funded” these days so I’m not sure why that would make anything less true. The site includes open source ‘crowd sourcing’ of the intelligence community with members from all over the world, including many ex military, professional intelligence and data analysts, computer scientists, forensic experts and people on the ground in various conflict hotspots worldwide. Department of Defense (DoD), as intelligence “produced from publicly available information that is collected, exploited, and disseminated in a timely manner to an appropriate audience for the purpose of addressing a specific intelligence requirement. Director of National Intelligence and the U.S. If the current defcon level changes from the level it is at now, it will be reflected on the alert status above as well as in any of the Regional News Pages, where you will also find the current defcon level alert status for each combatant command region and up to date news and news ticker for each region.įor those who don’t know, OSINT is defined in the United States of America by Public Law 109-163 as cited by both the U.S. Russian President Vladimir Putin has now ordered Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces on alert in response to Western sanctions and rising tensions over Putin’s invasion on Ukraine. We don’t believe the current situation warrants a two quite yet. Confused about what we do? Read the FAQ on our About Page. After assessing the situation with Russia and their forces being set to a higher nuclear deterrence level, we have set our overall alert level back to three for the time being. They explain: “The current overall Defcon level OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) estimate is now Defcon level 3. Though each of the combatant command regions are at 2, the overall OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) Alert Status is still 3. ![]() The alert status may be changed to this level after intelligence findings indicate a risk for an impending attack, such as the case in the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 when the alert status was changed to Fast Pace for the Strategic Air Command.ĭefcon 2, or Fast Pace has been reached only once for the SAC, or strategic air command during the cold war Cuban missile crisis in Octoafter soviet missile pads were found in Cuba, but changed to alert level 3 after a short time. During this alert level the United States Armed Forces are ready and prepared to ship out in 6 hours time or less, hence the name “Fast Pace.”ĭefcon 2, or Fast Pace, is the second highest condition level in the warning system, with only alert level 1 being higher. Defcon 2 means we are at the next step to war or a nuclear threat. along with Africa, Middle East, Cyber, Europe, and South America.ĭEFCON 2, or Fast Pace, is a red colored condition level similar to a ‘red alert’ warning level status. It is always up to the public to decide what to do in the event of an emerging situation. Just because nothing happened at the time of an alert doesn’t mean the potential for disaster wasn’t there. The same can be said of the DEFCON alerts. To look at it another way, if you have an open flame next to pool of gasoline, just because it didn’t explode doesn’t mean the potential wasn’t there. But that doesn’t mean that the potential for nuclear war wasn’t there. Most of the time, the situation will resolve itself and things will calm down. We do our best to only sound the warning when necessary, but when events dictate, we will issue the proper alerts. So believe it when we say no one here wants to see that happen.Īs more countries develop nuclear weapons, the world becomes a more dangerous place and the potential for nuclear war increases. Truth be told, most of the DEFCON staff live in or near targeted locations and would not survive the first few minutes of a nuclear war. No one here is rooting for World War III. ![]()
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