Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN)

Abstract

Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN) provides the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Engineer with a variety of services. MEECN equips the NC3 Engineer with planning, systems analysis, operational assessments, systems engineering, and architectural and concept development. Through the National Military Command System, the NC3 System provides connectivity between the President and the Secretary of Defense to critical nuclear execution forces (spanning both “homeland-to-homeland” and theater nuclear war). MEECN includes the Emergency Action Message dissemination systems and the systems used for integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment, presidential decision-making conferencing, force report back, re-targeting, force management, and requests for permission nuclear weapons use. These efforts assure positive control of nuclear forces and connectivity between the Secretary of Defense and military forces. They also help allow the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Combatant Commands to communicate and make more informed decisions. MEECN ensures U.S. national leadership has proper command and control of military forces during national security emergencies, including the possibility of nuclear war.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
0303131K_7_0400_PB_2025
Change Summary Explanation
This program/mission is classified. Details provided for this program are submitted in appropriately classified DoD exhibits.
Service Agency Name
Defense Information Systems Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Information Systems Agency

Tags

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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