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You never really hear people talk about DEFCON levels in movies anymore. amirite?
by halvorsoncreola1 day ago
I still remember how big of a deal it was with the DEFCON levels changing in WarGames. It made it more suspenseful.
by Anonymous1 day 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 halvorsoncreola1 day ago
It's backward: the lower the DEFCON level, the higher the alert.
by Anonymous1 day ago
It's still raising though. I raised the DEFCON level from 3 to 2.
by langworthcallie1 day 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 Oconnerdouglas1 day ago
My brother and I use Poopcon 1 all the time
by Anonymous1 day ago
Must go now ! Right now
by Anonymous1 day ago
Sometimes the only winning move is not to play.
by Anonymous1 day ago
Such a good movie. And probably the most accurate way AI would destroy the world as well.
by anahi381 day ago
Yup...the moment you're firing Tridents, you're at DEFCON 1 whether it's one missile or the whole arsenal.
by AwareBirthday24641 day ago
"Launch the nukes, and set the DEFCON level to pretty severe.•
by shayna991 day ago
This is false. D4 since 2001, after a short increase to 3 due to the 9/11 attacks
by Anonymous1 day ago
No, we were not at DEFCON 3 for decades.
by Anonymous1 day ago
Uh 3 is incredibly noticeable if you are near an Airforce Base or look at the sky.
by wborer1 day ago
People don't know what it means. (That's what we're saying.) People understand a nuclear countdown and a red button.
by AwareBirthday24641 day 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 Jaysonmuller1 day ago
Can't relate. I rewatch Stargate SG-1 every so often.
by Anonymous1 day ago
You know... I think I should do that very thing. SG-1 was just so good.
by Anonymous1 day ago
Indeed.
by Anonymous1 day ago
That's because the Russians aren't very scary any more
by Anonymous1 day ago
Came up in the final Mission Impossible, didn't it?
by Omarvin1 day ago
Yeah, no spoilers but it was kinda a pretty major plot point!
by TypicalMoney1 day ago
They changed it to be FPCON. (Force Protection Condition)
by richmondbernhar1 day ago
yea cause we are DEFCONsidering going to war at this point.
by TomatoOverall1 day ago
We're at stage DEFCON level Aladeen right now
by Esperanza621 day ago
Yeah, because we're all just waiting for DEFCON 1 at this point.
by zita181 day ago
Through concentration, I can raise or lower my DEFCON level at will
by Anonymous1 day ago
You only hear about DEATHCON levels from antisemitic rappers these days.
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