Entry: DEFCON (n.)
In context: "Both AMNAT and SOVWAR go DEFCON 2 to DEFCON 4."
Definition: Okay, so there is a lot of military jargon there, but I've heard of DEFCON enough I wanted to take a look.
Wikipedia has:
A defense readiness condition (DEFCON) is an alert posture used by the
United States Armed Forces.[1] The DEFCON system was developed by the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and unified and specified combatant commands.[2]
It prescribes five graduated levels of readiness (or states of alert)
for the U.S. military, and increase in severity from DEFCON 5 (least
severe) to DEFCON 1 (most severe) to match varying military situations
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