Strategic Ascendence Volition Forthwith Oversee Nuclear Communications

By: Andrew C. Jarocki   
The communication organisation which keeps the president inwards demeanour on alongside the nuclear triad during a crisis volition at ane time move the responsibleness of the caput of U.S. Strategic Command. The alter came close from concerns that the nuclear command, command together with communications systems, or NC3, lacked a clear chain of command nether the electrical flow structure. The organisation is comprised of satellites, radars together with fixed or mobile command posts. “The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has appointed the commander of U.S. Strategic Command to move the NC3 enterprise lead, alongside increased responsibilities for operations, requirements, together with systems technology scientific discipline together with integration,” a U.S. STRATCOM spokeswoman told SpaceNews.


The Pentagon’s 2018 Nuclear Posture Review flora the NC3 organisation “subject to challenges from both aging organisation components together with new, growing 21st century threats” such every bit cyber warfare. The study too warned that “Russian nuclear or non-nuclear strategic attacks could at ane time include attacks against U.S. NC3."

“The Secretary [of Defense] has told me multiple times," Gen. John Hyten, the caput of U.S. Strategic Command, said inwards a recent speech communication at the nuclear submarine base of operations inwards King’s Bay, Georgia. "Besides your day-to-day operational responsibilities ... your side yesteryear side highest priority is to brand certain nosotros teach nuclear command together with command right.”
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