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You never really hear people talk about DEFCON levels in movies anymore. amirite?
by halvorsoncreola2 days ago
I still remember how big of a deal it was with the DEFCON levels changing in WarGames. It made it more suspenseful.
by Anonymous2 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 halvorsoncreola2 days ago
It's backward: the lower the DEFCON level, the higher the alert.
by Anonymous2 days ago
It's still raising though. I raised the DEFCON level from 3 to 2.
by langworthcallie2 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 Oconnerdouglas2 days ago
My brother and I use Poopcon 1 all the time
by Anonymous2 days ago
Must go now ! Right now
by Anonymous2 days ago
Sometimes the only winning move is not to play.
by Anonymous2 days ago
Such a good movie. And probably the most accurate way AI would destroy the world as well.
by anahi382 days ago
Yup...the moment you're firing Tridents, you're at DEFCON 1 whether it's one missile or the whole arsenal.
by AwareBirthday24642 days ago
"Launch the nukes, and set the DEFCON level to pretty severe.•
by shayna992 days ago
This is false. D4 since 2001, after a short increase to 3 due to the 9/11 attacks
by Anonymous2 days ago
No, we were not at DEFCON 3 for decades.
by Anonymous2 days ago
Uh 3 is incredibly noticeable if you are near an Airforce Base or look at the sky.
by wborer2 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 AwareBirthday24642 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 Jaysonmuller2 days ago
Can't relate. I rewatch Stargate SG-1 every so often.
by Anonymous2 days ago
You know... I think I should do that very thing. SG-1 was just so good.
by Anonymous2 days ago
Indeed.
by Anonymous2 days ago
That's because the Russians aren't very scary any more
by Anonymous2 days ago
Came up in the final Mission Impossible, didn't it?
by Omarvin2 days ago
Yeah, no spoilers but it was kinda a pretty major plot point!
by TypicalMoney2 days ago
They changed it to be FPCON. (Force Protection Condition)
by richmondbernhar2 days ago
yea cause we are DEFCONsidering going to war at this point.
by TomatoOverall2 days ago
We're at stage DEFCON level Aladeen right now
by Esperanza622 days ago
Yeah, because we're all just waiting for DEFCON 1 at this point.
by zita182 days ago
Through concentration, I can raise or lower my DEFCON level at will
by Anonymous2 days ago
You only hear about DEATHCON levels from antisemitic rappers these days.
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