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How does one find the Watchcon level at any given time? Available to civilians?
 
Posts: 691 | Location: PA | Registered: August 18, 2002Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Think you mean DEFCON.
 
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Watchcon?

Oh, they're out there.

Yes, civilians are welcome.





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Ohhh, crap!! Is it time? Have we been compromised??
Red rubber baby buggy bumper, red rubber baby buggy bumper!!! Eek


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Posts: 2769 | Location: Middle TN | Registered: March 22, 2009Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I used to get told what DEFCON level we were at every night. At SAC Security Police Guard Mount.
I am not certain they use it anymore.


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Posts: 16086 | Location: Marquette MI | Registered: July 08, 2014Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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The Homeland Security Advisory System has been stuck somewhere between "stock up on duct tape" (level mauve) and "snow is coming, buy all the break and milk" (level fuschia) for years. It keeps the money flowing into TSA so they can redevelop programs each year to more professionally fondle your junk every time you fly.

As for DEFCON, I think Rumsfeld set it at three during the El Diablo admin and left office with the keys to the switch cabinet.




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If you mean DEFCON we are currently at DEFCON 5.

You can find it online. Now if that changes will it be instant public knowledge I don't know.

This was more of a thing during the Cold World. Current threats are a little different then what they where when this system was developed.


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It's more of a color system now. Mauve, Taupe, Pink, Fushia, Purple.
 
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North Koreans had one of their missle thingys go boom tonight. I wonder did we do that? Cool
 
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I can tell you its 2:30 minutes to midnight.
 
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Originally posted by Sigfest:
It's more of a color system now. Mauve, Taupe, Pink, Fushia, Purple.


You forgot Plaid. If we hit Plaid, we are all doomed!



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Enjoy!

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Watchcon starts tomorrow.
https://www.baselworld.com/en-US.aspx

and this willing dupe has been eagerly waiting.





 
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If you're talking about the Doomsday Clock,

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock

It's 11:57.30


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Got one of those Civil Alert Warnings for Polk County Iowa the other night on my cell phone!
Then about 15 minutes later got another, but never any followup? Phone had a loud blare, and screen was orange banded!

Maybe a ditch fire got out of control and NORAD or whatever it is picked it up on a satellite?


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Originally posted by MitchbSC:
The Homeland Security Advisory System has been stuck somewhere between "stock up on duct tape" (level mauve) and "snow is coming, buy all the break and milk" (level fuschia) for years.

Spit out a little coffee with that one this morning, thanks.

Yet another Baby Bush inspired big government joke.

"Oh! It's only a yellow today. Maybe I won't go to the mall." Roll Eyes

I wonder how many millions/billions this ridiculous color system has cost us.


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