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245 00 a| Nuclear command, control, and communicationsh| [electronic resource] :b| a primer on US systems and future challenges /c| James J. Wirtz and Jeffrey A. Larsen, editors.;

260 a| Washington, DC :b| Georgetown University Press,c| [2022];

300 a| xliii, 231 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction : Assuring Control of the Nuclear Force / James J. Wirtz -- Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications and the Strategy of Deterrence / James J. Wirtz -- NC3 during the Bomber Age : 1945-57 / James Clay Moltz -- NC3 during the Missile Age : 1957-91 / James Clay Moltz -- US Nuclear Command, Control and Communications : The NC3 Weapons System / Jeffrey A. Larsen -- Space Architecture for NC3 : Systems and Technologies / Mathew R. Crook -- Cyber Operations and Nuclear Escalation : The Diversity of Danger / Jon R. Lindsay --Technology Threats to NC3 : Past Lessons and Current Challenge / Wade L. Huntley -- Technology Threats to NC3 : A Future Scenario / Wade L. Huntley -- NC3 Modernization : Progress and Remaining Changes / Michael S. Malley -- Conclusion : US NC3 at a Critical Juncture / Jeffrey A. Larsen.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This volume provides an overview of the history, strategy, and technology associated with US nuclear command, control and communications (NC3). It also identifies how the introduction of modern digital technologies and concerns about cyber security complicate the contemporary NC3 setting. The contributors explain how the US military's NC3 works and how it might fail. Concerns about the security of nuclear forces and command and control systems are not new, but they are becoming more urgent. Bringing Cold-War analog systems into the digital age by modernizing hardware and software has the potential to introduce vulnerabilities and unintended consequences. Policymakers and nuclear theorists should consider that nuclear infrastructure and command networks could be penetrated, corrupted, destroyed, or spoofed, leading to a loss of positive control (the ability to fire weapons) or negative control (the ability to prevent unauthorized or accidental use). This volume explores the NC3 "weapons system," its vital role in ensuring effective deterrence, contemporary challenges posed by cyber threats, new weapons technologies, and the consensus across the nuclear enterprise of the need to modernize this Cold War-era system of systems"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Nuclear command, control, and communications a primer on US systems and future challenges / James J. Wirtz and Jeffrey A. Larsen, editors.

Other author	Wirtz, James J., 1958-
Other author	Larsen, Jeffrey Arthur, 1954-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2022]
Description	xliii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Command and control systems--United States. Nuclear weapons. Deterrence (Strategy) United States--Armed Forces. --Communication systems. United States--Military policy.

Contents	Introduction : Assuring Control of the Nuclear Force / James J. Wirtz -- Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications and the Strategy of Deterrence / James J. Wirtz -- NC3 during the Bomber Age : 1945-57 / James Clay Moltz -- NC3 during the Missile Age : 1957-91 / James Clay Moltz -- US Nuclear Command, Control and Communications : The NC3 Weapons System / Jeffrey A. Larsen -- Space Architecture for NC3 : Systems and Technologies / Mathew R. Crook -- Cyber Operations and Nuclear Escalation : The Diversity of Danger / Jon R. Lindsay --Technology Threats to NC3 : Past Lessons and Current Challenge / Wade L. Huntley -- Technology Threats to NC3 : A Future Scenario / Wade L. Huntley -- NC3 Modernization : Progress and Remaining Changes / Michael S. Malley -- Conclusion : US NC3 at a Critical Juncture / Jeffrey A. Larsen.
Abstract	"This volume provides an overview of the history, strategy, and technology associated with US nuclear command, control and communications (NC3). It also identifies how the introduction of modern digital technologies and concerns about cyber security complicate the contemporary NC3 setting. The contributors explain how the US military's NC3 works and how it might fail. Concerns about the security of nuclear forces and command and control systems are not new, but they are becoming more urgent. Bringing Cold-War analog systems into the digital age by modernizing hardware and software has the potential to introduce vulnerabilities and unintended consequences. Policymakers and nuclear theorists should consider that nuclear infrastructure and command networks could be penetrated, corrupted, destroyed, or spoofed, leading to a loss of positive control (the ability to fire weapons) or negative control (the ability to prevent unauthorized or accidental use). This volume explores the NC3 "weapons system," its vital role in ensuring effective deterrence, contemporary challenges posed by cyber threats, new weapons technologies, and the consensus across the nuclear enterprise of the need to modernize this Cold War-era system of systems"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021036063
ISBN	9781647122447 (paperback)
ISBN	9781647122430 (hardcover)
ISBN	(ebook)

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