Watch condition

Watch Condition , also abbreviated to WATCHCON , is a four-level alarm system of warning levels that is used jointly by the South Korean Armed Forces and the United States Department of Defense to coordinate the capacity of military intelligence . Basically it is used on North Korean affairs.

The four WATCHCON levels

• WATCHCON 4 in effect in peacetime.
• WATCHCON 3 in force when there are indications of a seriously threatening situation.
• WATCHCON 2 in force when there are indications of a life-threatening situation.
• WATCHCON 1 in effect in wartime.

See also

• United States Department of Homeland Security (Warning Levels)
• Alert Condition
• Defense Condition
• Emergency Conditions