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		CWuestefeld on Aug 7, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Is the stock market going to crash? The movie Wargames guessed wrong. As a result, the public understanding is backwards from the real NORAD numbers.

dooglius on Aug 7, 2017 [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEFCON https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHBqJj0znYo Seems consistent to me, DEFCON 1 is war, 5 is peace

CWuestefeld on Aug 7, 2017 | [–]

My comment was from memory, based on my recollection of the director's commentary on the DVD. I'll have to see if I can find any supporting doc.

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