Introduction Hurricane Condition (HURCON) is an alert scale used by the United States Armed Forces in the North Atlantic and the North Pacific to indicate the state of emergency or preparedness for an approaching hurricane. This designation is especially important to installations in the southern Atlantic region, as it is most affected by hurricanes. In… Read More
Introduction Watch Condition (WATCHCON) is an alert state system used by and coordinated between the South Korean armed forces and United States Department of Defence to measure reconnaissance posture, utilised often in matters concerning North Korea. Other Systems Should not be confused with similar systems used by the US military, such as: Alert Condition (LERTCON).… Read More
Introduction Information operations condition (INFOCON) is a threat level system in the United States similar to that of FPCON. It is a defence system based primarily on the status of information systems and is a method used by the military to defend against a computer network attack. Other Systems Should not be confused with similar… Read More
Introduction In the US military, the term REDCON is short for Readiness Condition and is used to refer to a unit’s readiness to respond to and engage in combat operations. Other Systems Should not be confused with similar systems used by the US military, such as: Alert Condition (LERTCON). Emergency Condition (EMERGCON). Defence Readiness Condition… Read More
Introduction In United States military security parlance, force protection condition (FPCON) is a counter-terrorist threat system overseen by the United States Department of Defence directive. It describes the number of measures needed to be taken by security agencies in response to various levels of terrorist threats against military facilities, as opposed to DEFCON, which assesses… Read More
Introduction An emergency condition (EMERGCON) is a state of readiness that is separate from DEFCON, or defence readiness condition used by the United States, in that it incorporates civilian measures in addition to the DEFCON military measures. Background Generally, EMERGCONs are a state of readiness following an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) attack. Other forces go… Read More
Introduction National Command Authority (NCA) is a term that was used by the Department of Defence of the United States of America to refer to the ultimate source of lawful military orders. Refer to DEFCON. Background The NCA was first alluded to in a 1960 Department of Defence document. It included at least the president… Read More
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