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Coordination and Command of Strategic Forces [47]
The U.S. Strategic Command monitors defense information from various sources and would coordinate a military response to a nuclear attack. In the event of an attack, the USSTRATCOM would collect data and present recommendations to the National Command Authorities.
Only the US President can make the decision to use nuclear weapons, even in response to an attack. The plan the President would use to respond to an attack is called the Single Integrated Operational Plan, or SIOP. The SIOP consists of several planned responses to various nuclear scenarios. If the President were to decide to use nuclear weapons, several procedures and code phrases would be used to verify the Presidents authority. When the procedures are completed, they would authorize the military to use nuclear weapons. Numerous precautions exist in this process to prevent accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons.
The President and the rest of the National Command Authorities would possibly give orders from a modified Boeing 747 called a National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC). By being airborne, command authority is less vulnerable to a ground attack. These airplanes are outfitted with advanced communications equipment so the President can stay in contact with the U.S. Strategic Command at all times. The USSTRATCOM also has a number of airborne command centers that can coordinate military forces in the event that ground centers have been destroyed or damaged.
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