<P> According to documents declassified in 2016 , the move to DEFCON 3 was motivated by Central Intelligence Agency reports indicating that the Soviet Union had sent a ship to Egypt carrying nuclear weapons along with two other amphibious vessels . Soviet troops never landed , though the ship supposedly transporting nuclear weapons did arrive in Egypt . Further details are unavailable and may remain classified . </P>
<P> According to documents declassified in 2016 , the move to DEFCON 3 was motivated by Central Intelligence Agency reports indicating that the Soviet Union had sent a ship to Egypt carrying nuclear weapons along with two other amphibious vessels . Soviet troops never landed , though the ship supposedly transporting nuclear weapons did arrive in Egypt . Further details are unavailable and may remain classified . </P>
what defcon level is the us at right now
what defcon level is the us at right now
3
3