NPR draft: Plan to review NC3 governance due by May 1 could affect Air Force oversight

By Rachel Cohen / January 12, 2018 at 2:20 PM
A leaked draft of the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review indicates the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will create a plan to reform nuclear command, control and communications governance, which could shift how the Air Force oversees much of that enterprise. "The United States will improve its NC3 governance to ensure DOD is properly organized to maintain a fully capable NC3 system to address current and future environments," the draft states. "To address this challenge, the Chairman of the...

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