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EmergconEMERGCON (Emergency Condition) is a state of readiness that is separate from DEFCON, or defense readiness condition used by the United States. Generally, EMERGCONs are a state of readiness following an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) attack. Other forces go to DEFCON 1 during EMERGCONs. There are two types of EMERGCONs: - Defense Emergency: A major hostile attack on United States and/or allied forces overseas, and/or an overt action made against the United States. This must be confirmed by a unified commander or higher authority.
Although the United States military has gone into defense readiness various times (such as the Cuban Missile Crisis), it has never had a major EMERGCON (the somewhat regularly occurring suicide bombings in the Middle East were probably not considered major attacks on allied forces), except possibly during the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon.
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