The Zombie DEFCON System
DEFCON stands for “defense readiness condition” and is an alert posture used by the United States Armed Forces. The military version of the DEFCON system prescribes five graduated levels of readiness (or states of alert) for the U.S. military. These levels increase in severity from DEFCON 5 (least severe) to DEFCON 1 (most severe) to match varying military situations.
The Zombie DEFCON system is a way for us to measure how close we are to a zombie apocalypse. The 5 stages below represent what level of severity the zombie threat is at with DEFCON 5 being no outbreak and DEFCON 1 being ‘total zombie apocalypse”.
The Zombie DEFCON Levels
|
Defense condition |
Description |
Readiness |
Color |
| DEFCON 5 | No outbreak at this time. Lowest state of readiness. | Normal readiness | Blue |
| DEFCON 4 | Incident of concern located. Increased intelligence watch and strengthened security measures recommended. | Above normal readiness | Green |
| DEFCON 3 | Reports continuing to grow. Potential/confirmed outbreak. Increase in force readiness above that required for normal readiness. | Medium readiness | Yellow |
| DEFCON 2 | Outbreak confirmed and spreading. Prepare immediately for outbreak scenario. | War readiness | Red |
| DEFCON 1 | Zombie apocalypse is imminent. | Maximum readiness | White |
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