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Re:Minuteman Weapons System History [pdf] by teeray on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @11:28PM (#39625049)
Apart from regular testing, I would imagine anything at or above DEFCON 3 would put missiles in alert status. That level requires the USAF to be ready to go in 15 minutes.
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Re:Minuteman Weapons System History [pdf] by chasd00 on Thursday March 07, 2024 @07:43AM (#39628382)
During the Cuban missile crisis SAC went to defcon 2 while the rest of the armed forces stopped at defcon 3. The wiki page is an amazing read.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis

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