An alert state or state of alert is an indication of the state of readiness of the
armed forces for military action or a
state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* '' Our ...
against natural disasters,
terrorism
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...
or military attack. The term frequently used is "on high alert". Examples scales indicating alert state are the
DEFCON levels of the US military, South Korea's "Jindogae" system, and the
UK Threat Levels. High alert states are synonymous with "red alert".
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References
Military life
Alert measurement systems
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