World War 3

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    Woah now, have you just heard that we are now at DEFCON 2 and now fear that nuclear war is imminent? Well don't stockpile your bottlecaps yet, let's clear this shit up first.

    First off, DEFCON is used in the US of A only. Other countries have their own systems and may even share the same name. It stands for DEFense readiness CONdition and is used to determine the state of alertness by the US military, either the entire military, branch, or location. Also, the US has NEVER officially released a DEFCON level (at least not until long after the event). The levels used by the public are more of an anticipated level. The DEFCON level we see on social media usually comes the from people who know their shit at Defconlevel.com. The site is a very informed and responsive website with an accurate ideal of the current level. This public level is what we will be discussing.

    Second, DEFCON levels are not just for nuclear warfare. They incorporate military abilities and readiness with nuclear capabilities. This includes national and terrorist combatants. The site also has a worldwide level and different zones. Europe has been at DEFCON 2 for a few days now, and after Putin's, uh, announcement, today, the worldwide has transition from level 3 to level 2. We will come back to this in a bit.

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