New Global Missions for Strategic Command

Abstract

On October 1, 2002, a new Strategic Command will commence operations with responsibility for the combined missions of the current STRATCOM and SPACECOM. During the summer of 2002, the Institute for Defense Analyses supported the Joint Staff in reviewing several emerging and currently unassigned global missions and proposed that the new Strategic Command be assigned responsibility for missile defense, information operations, "global strike," and the global aspects of C4ISR. The focus of this White Paper is on the external decisions that will be needed to provide the Command with a clear mission, and the authority, resources and organizational support necessary to perform the mission. Internal organizational matters are not dealt with, as these are within the purview of the Command.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA412029

Entities

People

  • David R. Graham
  • Gregory N. Larsen
  • Peter S. Liou
  • Richard A. Adams
  • Thomas L. Allen

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Operations Security
  • Prompt Global Strike
  • Psychological Operations
  • Rules Of Engagement
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.