![]() ![]() Subscribe to to have military news, updates and resources delivered directly to your inbox. ![]() Whether you're thinking of joining the military, looking for post-military careers or keeping up with military life and benefits, has you covered. was preparing to go to DEFCON 3 but the White House couldn’t put him through to Air Force One. Blake Stilwell can be reached at He can also be found on Twitter or on Facebook. Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to speak to Bush to know why the U.S. Despite all evidence to the contrary, it seems humanity doesn’t want to commit nuclear suicide after all. It wasn’t even the only time nuclear war almost started during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The black bear that almost ended civilization wasn’t the only close call of the Cold War. He was able to make it to them and abort the mission as they started their engines. To stop the pilots from potentially nuking the USSR, the base commander had to get one of his officers to drive a truck onto the flight line, right in the takeoff path of the jets. The alarm that sounded would be rung only if the United States was going to war with Soviet Union. The airplanes that were about to head off into the night were armed and ready. It turns out the alarm at Volk Field was a lot more serious than just warning of intruders. The only base that didn’t was Volk Field. Most of the bases stood down their alert. ![]() The guard realized that his perpetrator was likely a black bear, a creature native to the area. Pilots were scrambling to get to their aircraft and to take nuclear weapons to World War III.īut almost as fast as the alarm was sounded, cooler heads prevailed as the presumed saboteur walked off into the woods on four legs. ![]() In a frenzy, Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin sounded the wrong alarm. A sentry fired shots at the intruder and raised alarms all over the area, believing the Soviets were making a move against the Air Force assets. 25, a portly saboteur set off the intruder alarms at Duluth Sector Direction Center in Minnesota. nuclear arsenal, was at DEFCON 2, one step below a nuclear war.Īt midnight on Oct. Strategic Air Command, the bulk of the U.S. military was at DEFCON 3, which meant the Air Force had to be ready to mobilize within 15 minutes. That’s what he was good at, damn good at.With all this going on, much of the U.S. Still, it conveyed a clear violence to many who saw it. Furi was strong, he’d experienced the man’s force a couple times, but everyone needed help sometimes. DEFCON is an acronym that refers to the state of alert of America’s militaries death con 3 appears to be a muddled use of that term. He didn’t want to push Furi, didn’t want to make him feel inferior or weak, but the urge to protect was there, and it was powerful. He didn’t want to scare Furi, but Syn was at defcon 3 now that he knew some bastard might want to hurt his man. He pulled up to a small house on the corner in a quiet neighborhood. He took a deep breath and tried to follow the directions Furi was giving him. The thought of someone harming the man beside him touching even one lock of gorgeous hair on his head made Syn want to shoot something. He was getting angry, angrier than he’d been in a long time. Syn heard the squeaking sound his steering wheel was making as he tightened his fists and squeezed the leather. Even if it’s only to serve up one more ass whipping before he signs the papers.” He and his brother will come for me, guaranteed. “I finally had him served with divorce papers, which means he now knows my address. He might’ve thought I was dead.” He shrugged. “He hasn’t seen or heard from me in almost a year. “Before I left the pub tonight, you asked me if someone had sent me and if I was working for him. He knew Furi wasn't involved in Starman’s murder, so he didn’t need to ask about that. Furi probably wasn’t expecting that to be his first question, but that was the most important issue as far as Syn was concerned. “Ask away,” Furi said, realizing they were almost to his exit.įuri turned looking sharply at Syn. ![]()
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