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0 pointsteeray2y ago0 comments

Apart from regular testing, I would imagine anything at or above DEFCON 3 would put missiles in alert status. That level requires the USAF to be ready to go in 15 minutes.

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chasd002y ago

During the Cuban missile crisis SAC went to defcon 2 while the rest of the armed forces stopped at defcon 3. The wiki page is an amazing read.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis

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