AFB in Massachusetts. Our target was Moscow . On 23 October 1962 , the Strategic Air Command (SAC) was ordered to Defense Condition 2 (DEFCON 2), the highest confirmed  DEFCON  ever. Click Here for "Defcon 2 - Cuban Missile Crisis Part 1 of 6." DEFCON - 2 On 1 March 1963 , Nancy Rae (JKC-135A, #59-1491)