| Readiness condition | Exercise term | Description | Readiness | Color |
|---|
| DEFCON 1 | COCKED PISTOL | Nuclear war is imminent | Maximum readiness | White |
| DEFCON 2 | FAST PACE | Next step to nuclear war | Armed Forces ready to deploy and engage in less than 6 hours | Red |
| DEFCON 3 | ROUND HOUSE | Increase in force readiness above that required for normal readiness | Air Force ready to mobilize in 15 minutes | Yellow |
| DEFCON 4 | DOUBLE TAKE | Increased intelligence watch and strengthened security measures | Above normal readiness | Green |
| DEFCON 5 | FADE OUT | Lowest state of readiness | Normal readiness | Blue |
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