A battery management system, method, and computer program for mitigating a battery condition, according to a multi-level mitigation system and based on the severity of the battery condition, is provided. An example battery management system may include a battery with a battery housing defining an interior battery compartment, one or more battery cells disposed within the interior battery compartment, and one or more internal sensing elements attached to the battery housing within the interior battery compartment. The battery management system may further include a controller in electrical communication with the one or more internal sensing elements. In addition, the controller of the battery management system may select between a plurality of mitigating actions based at least in part on a battery condition. The plurality of mitigating actions available to the controller may include at least a non-destructive mitigating action and a destructive mitigating action.