Alert States!

The Defense Readiness Condition (DEFCON) is a five-tier alert system utilized by the United States Armed Forces to measure the severity of military threats. The system ranges from DEFCON 5 (lowest alert, peacetime readiness) to DEFCON 1 (maximum alert, nuclear war).

The specific DEFCON level in effect is strictly classified for national security reasons and is not publicly announced. However, the scale provides a clear framework for how quickly the military can mobilize:

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• DEFCON 5: "Peacetime normal." The lowest level of readiness with routine operations.

• DEFCON 4: "Increased intelligence watch." Normal operations with increased intelligence gathering and security measures.

• DEFCON 3: "Round-the-clock readiness." Air Force readiness increases to mobilize within 15 minutes.

• DEFCON 2: "Next step to nuclear war." Forces are prepared to deploy and engage in less than six hours.

• DEFCON 1: "Maximum readiness." Imminent or ongoing attack on the U.S. or its allies.

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Historically, the highest publicly known level reached was DEFCON 2 during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Typically, raised level of alert states comes with curfews and {protocols} for a contingency plan.

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Volcanic Alert Levels

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United States (USGS System)

Uses a four-level ground hazard scale paired with aviation color codes for airborne ash:

• Normal / Green: Typical background state or returned to quiet state.

• Advisory / Yellow: Elevated unrest above known background levels.

• Watch / Orange: Escalating unrest with eruption potential, or a limited-hazard eruption underway.

• Warning / Red: A hazardous eruption is imminent, underway, or suspected.

 

New Zealand (GeoNet / GNS Science)

Uses a 0-to-5 numeric scale for all active volcanoes:

• Level 0: No volcanic unrest (baseline environmental hazards still apply).

• Level 1: Minor volcanic unrest.

• Level 2: Moderate to heightened unrest with potential eruption.

• Level 3: Minor volcanic eruption (hazards near the vent).

• Level 4: Moderate volcanic eruption (hazards on and near the volcano).

• Level 5: Major volcanic eruption (hazards on and beyond the volcano).

 

Philippines (PHIVOLCS)

Uses a 0-to-5 scale reflecting increasing severity and public safety actions:

• Level 0: Quiescence with baseline parameters (4-km Permanent Danger Zone).

• Level 1: Low-level hydrothermal or magmatic unrest.

• Level 2: Moderate unrest with probable magma intrusion at depth.

• Level 3: High unrest with magma close to the surface (eruption possible within weeks).

• Level 4: Hazardous eruption is imminent.

• Level 5: Hazardous, life-threatening eruption in progress.

 

Iceland (Icelandic Meteorological Office)

Uses a 4-tier system from Level 0 (Green) to Level 3 (Red):

• Level 0: System in equilibrium with background monitoring parameters.

• Level 1 & 2: Intermediate levels reflecting pre-eruptive indicators and accelerating data changes.

• Level 3: Imminent or ongoing eruption.

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[Plans]

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​​[Contingency Plan]; [Emergency Evacuation Plan]; [Release Plan]

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{Protocols}

 

Cyber Protocols

Bitcoin {protocol}; DeFi {protocol}; Encryption {protocol}; Https {protocol}; IPX/SPX {protocol}; MCP {protocol}; Networking {protocols} (OSI model); Shutdown {protocol}; Tcp/Ip {protocol}; Wi-Fi {protocol}

 

Tactical Protocols

Autodestruct (or self-destruct) {protocol} (eg. scuttling procedure); Biohazard {protocol}; Clean Room {protocol}; Decontamination (decon) {protocol}; Lockdown {protocol}; Initiate burn [protocol} (classified material); Intercept {protocol}; Defense {protocol}; Doomsday {protocol}; Decontamination {protocol}; Liquidation {protocol}; Primary {protocol}; Secondary {protocol}

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Other or Unusual Protocols

Breach of {protocol}; [Camp] {protocol}; Control {protocol}; Convey {protocol}; Data {protocol}; Dive {protocol}; Docking {protocol} (molecular docking, ligand/receptor); Emergency {protocol}; Established {protocol}; Ethical {protocols}; Field {protocols}; Government training {protocol}; Hygiene {protocol}; Isolation {protocol}; Landing {protocol}; Military {protocol}; Mind-reading {protocol}; Minsk {protocols I/II}; National Security {protocol}; Operation {protocol}; Overdrive {protocol} (Turbo/Compressor); Override {protocol}; Radiation {protocol}; Recovery {protocol}; Rescue {protocol}; Return {protocol}; Safety {protocol}; Secret Service {protocol}; Security {protocol}; Sexy {protocol}; Siphoning {protocol}; Soldier [protocol}; Treatment {protocol}

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[Zones]

See the lists of [areas]; [shelters] and [zones]​ for relevant classification of alert status.​​

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​-All other priorities are rescinded!