Those operations directly related to the assumption of an alert or quick-reaction posture. Typical operations include strip alert, airborne alert and/or indoctrination, no-notice launch of an alert force, and the maintenance of missiles in an alert configuration. See also nuclear weapon exercise; nuclear weapon maneuver.
IMMEDIATE OPERATIONAL READINESS
Meaning of IMMEDIATE OPERATIONAL READINESS in English
DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012