Modernizing US Nuclear Deterrence: Improving Coordination of the Nuclear Weapons Community

Abstract

The units of the US military responsible for our nuclear deterrence have developed individual plans and procedures that lack coordination and would impede a timely and joint execution of decisions from higher command authority. The US needs a new Joint Staff directorate (J10) to provide the proper staff to coordinate, train, and standardize procedures for the US nuclear community. In addition, a top rank military leader should lead this staff and provide the necessary senior level attention to these key nuclear issues. This small reform of how the Joint Staff coordinates the nuclear weapons community is a timely and critical way to address existing vulnerabilities

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 2021
Accession Number
AD1178014

Entities

People

  • James J Kavanagh

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directives
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Organizational Structure
  • Performance Tests
  • Security
  • Space Force
  • Standards
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security