Revitalizing Nuclear Operations in the Joint Environment

Abstract

The joint planner has many conditions to consider when contemplating future threats against the United States. The vast expanse of an adversary's weapons arsenal includes improved terminal guidance systems for ballistic missiles, cyberspace operations, and space-related weapon systems. However, after 13 years of protracted counterinsurgency operations, our nation has overlooked a persistent danger that threatens our force -nuclear weapons. As various publications and deterrence symposiums have emphasized, the time has arrived for serious discourse and intellectual effort on the adversarial use of nuclear weapons and our plans to operate in a restrictive environment. Consequently , we must educate Department of Defense (DOD) personnel in nuclear operations and the redevelopment of nuclear operational doctrine to prepare the joint force for future challenges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA621990

Entities

People

  • Kelvin Mote

Organizations

  • Air and Space Power Journal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cold War
  • Command And Control
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deterrence
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Guidance
  • Information Operations
  • Military Operations
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space