You never really hear people talk about DEFCON levels in movies anymore. amirite?

I still remember how big of a deal it was with the DEFCON levels changing in WarGames. It made it more suspenseful.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Yes! 80's and 90's movies there always seemed to be a political thriller or action movie out with dramatic music and a military official raising the DEFCON level.

by halvorsoncreola 2 days ago

It's backward: the lower the DEFCON level, the higher the alert.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

It's still raising though. I raised the DEFCON level from 3 to 2.

by langworthcallie 2 days ago

An easy way to tell which direction is more severe is if you just remember that DEFCON ZERO is reserved for alien attack. (It's not, because DEFCON ZERO doesn't exist, but if you remember it anyway, you'll be able to tell that DEFCON 1 is almost as bad.)

by Oconnerdouglas 2 days ago

My brother and I use Poopcon 1 all the time

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Must go now ! Right now

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Sometimes the only winning move is not to play.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Such a good movie. And probably the most accurate way AI would destroy the world as well.

by anahi38 2 days ago

Yup...the moment you're firing Tridents, you're at DEFCON 1 whether it's one missile or the whole arsenal.

by AwareBirthday2464 2 days ago

"Launch the nukes, and set the DEFCON level to pretty severe.•

by shayna99 2 days ago

This is false. D4 since 2001, after a short increase to 3 due to the 9/11 attacks

by Anonymous 2 days ago

No, we were not at DEFCON 3 for decades.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Uh 3 is incredibly noticeable if you are near an Airforce Base or look at the sky.

by wborer 2 days ago

People don't know what it means. (That's what we're saying.) People understand a nuclear countdown and a red button.

by AwareBirthday2464 2 days ago

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning from this past summer starts off with the US at DEFCON 3 and ends with them at DEFCON 1.

by Jaysonmuller 2 days ago

Can't relate. I rewatch Stargate SG-1 every so often.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

You know... I think I should do that very thing. SG-1 was just so good.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Indeed.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

That's because the Russians aren't very scary any more

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Came up in the final Mission Impossible, didn't it?

by Omarvin 2 days ago

Yeah, no spoilers but it was kinda a pretty major plot point!

by TypicalMoney 2 days ago

They changed it to be FPCON. (Force Protection Condition)

by richmondbernhar 2 days ago

yea cause we are DEFCONsidering going to war at this point.

by TomatoOverall 2 days ago

We're at stage DEFCON level Aladeen right now

by Esperanza62 2 days ago

Yeah, because we're all just waiting for DEFCON 1 at this point.

by zita18 2 days ago

Through concentration, I can raise or lower my DEFCON level at will

by Anonymous 2 days ago

You only hear about DEATHCON levels from antisemitic rappers these days.

by Efficient_Growth_499 2 days ago

Everybody forgot which one was worse; 1 or 5.

by Anonymous 2 days ago