The code name for DEFCON 2 is "Fast Pace," likely because once it's made clear that armed conflict is coming, all relevant personnel in the U.S. government and military are going to need to move ...

DEFCON 5 is the lowest state of readiness, while DEFCON 1 is maximum readiness, meaning a nuclear war is about to begin or already has begun. Although speculation abounds, ...

DEFCON 1: “Maximum force readiness” has never been reached as far as we know. That is a blessing, as “At this DEFCON level US military forces are ready to be deployed, including preparation ...

Representative Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) said Democrats "ought to go to DEFCON 2" after losing the Virginia gubernatorial election last week. Connolly is pictured during a House Rules Committee ...

The code name for DEFCON 2 is "Fast Pace," likely because once it's made clear that armed conflict is coming, all relevant ...