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USA to drop colour-coded terror alerts

The United States is planning to replace its colour-coded terror alert system drafted in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks with detailed threat advisories, media reported on Thursday.

The department of homeland security (DHS) has drafted a proposal sent to the White House to end its five-coloured system — mocked by critics as a relic of post-9 /11 frenzy that caused alarm without explaining reasons for the alerts.

Instead, it will provide more clarity and guidance in specific alerts, according to the reports.

"The goal is to replace a system that communicates nothing with a system that communicates precise, actionable information based on the latest intelligence," a DHS official said.

Under the existing system, which George W Bush put in place in 2002, a band of colours ranked the risk of a terror attack, from the lowest level green to blue (guarded risk), yellow (significant), orange (high) and red (severe).

The threat level mostly hovered around the yellow and orange range, never dipping to green or blue. It only reached red once, on August 10, 2006, amid a disrupted Al-Qaida plot targeting transatlantic flights. In a sign of just how obsolete it has become, officials said the colour has not changed since 2006, remaining orange.

US to drop colour-coded terror alerts - The Times of India
 
Yeah good move... the color codes were becoming a little kiddish.... orange, red, amber...yellow... most of the times I couldn't even figure out what's the difference between these colored alerts... and what was I supposed to do.

Are we going to see different colors in the chart or something different ... not sure.
 
Yeah good move... the color codes were becoming a little kiddish.... orange, red, amber...yellow... most of the times I couldn't even figure out what's the difference between these colored alerts... and what was I supposed to do.

Are we going to see different colors in the chart or something different ... not sure.

Hi there just out of curiosity what do these colours have to do with civilians i mean are these posted on TV or some big screen in the city centers etc to warn them so that they can take cover??
 
Yeah good move... the color codes were becoming a little kiddish.... orange, red, amber...yellow... most of the times I couldn't even figure out what's the difference between these colored alerts... and what was I supposed to do.

Are we going to see different colors in the chart or something different ... not sure.

you have no idea how complex codes these are while taking into account the factors of Global Economy,Possible impact of a certin Policy , War and Political Stability and Int Relations.
Considering these things as a function of time a formula is devised and overall value is calculated at a certain time. The colors are given to certain range of values. Such calculations are performed on Super Computers.
 

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