COMCON – Communications Readiness Condition

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Developed for The Continuity Chronicles and first introduced in The Meadow Protocol - signed copies available in the store - also available on Amazon in all formats. What Is COMCON? COMCON (Communications Readiness Condition) is a fictional-but-realistic readiness framework developed as part of The Continuity Chronicles to address a critical gap in traditional alert systems: the survivability of communications themselves. While existing U.S. military readiness conditions—such as DEFCON (military force readiness), COGCON (government continuity), INFOCON and CYBERCON (cyber posture)—all depend on communications, none are designed to directly measure or signal the health, resilience, and usability of the communications backbone. COMCON fills that gap. It is designed to assess and manage the operational status of communications systems—military and civilian—across the full spectrum of threats, from routine cyber probing to catastrophic disruption caused by EMP, space warfare, or nuclear conflict. Narrative and Doctrinal Foundations Within the world of The Meadow Protocol, COMCON emerges as a quiet but decisive advantage. The Meadow doesn’t just prepare for violence or collapse—it prepares for silence. COMCON draws inspiration from real-world systems and infrastructure, including: NC3 (Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications) Strategic SIGINT and satellite facilities (e.g., Menwith Hill, Pine Gap) Hardened continuity sites such as...