Editing Alert state

{{Short description|Military forces on forms of threat}}
{{For|the American hardcore punk group|State of Alert}}
{{Redirect|Threat analysis|the process of identifying potential threats to computer systems|Threat model}}

An '''alert state''' or '''state of alert''' is an indication of the state of readiness of the [[armed force]]s for military action or a [[Sovereign state|state]] against natural disasters, [[terrorism]] or military attack. The term frequently used is "on high alert".<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=82296&page=1 U.S. Military on 'High Alert'] [Retrieved 2013 April 12]</ref> Examples scales indicating alert state are the [[DEFCON]] levels of the US military,<ref>R. van Dijk [https://books.google.com/books?id=rUdmyzkw9q4C&dq=DEFCON++alert+status+levels&pg=PA237 Encyclopedia of the Cold War, Volume 1]</ref> South Korea's "Jindogae" system,<ref>{{cite news|work=Dong-A Ilbo|title=NK fires shells onto S. Korean island, kills 2 Marines |url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=050000&biid=2010112430388|date=24 November 2010|access-date=30 November 2010}}</ref> and the [[UK Threat Levels]].<ref>[[Home Office]] [https://www.gov.uk/terrorism-national-emergency Terrorism and national emergencies] [Retrieved 2013 April 12] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729040409/https://www.gov.uk/terrorism-national-emergency |date=29 July 2013}}</ref> High alert states are synonymous with "red alert".<ref>{{wikt-inline|red alert}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Combat readiness]]
* [[EMERGCON]]
* [[FPCON]]
* [[INFOCON]]
* [[LERTCON]]
* [[REDCON]]
* [[Situation awareness]]
* [[Torino scale]]
* [[COGCON]]
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'''Historic/Defunct:'''
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* [[United States color-coded war plans]]
* [[HANDEL]]
* [[Homeland Security Advisory System]]
* [[BIKINI state]]
* [[CONELRAD]]
* [[Four-minute warning]]
* [[Preparing for Emergencies]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Military life]]
[[Category:Alert measurement systems]]

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