POA - 11. Nuclear Employment Flashcards
The decision to employ nuclear weapons requires the authority of _________.
The President
Based upon knowledge of enemy force strength and disposition; number, yields, and types of weapons available; and status/disposition of friendly forces at the time.
Planning
Considers characteristics and limitations of the nulear forces available, and seeks to optimize both the survivability and combat effectiveness of these forces.
Employment Planning
National Security Presidential Directives (NSPD), DOD Nuclear Weapons Employment Guide (NUWEP), and Joint Staff Nuclear Supplment to the Joint Strategy Capabilities Plan (JSCP) comprise _________.
Nuclear Employment Documents
Nuclear weapons employment guidance document.
National Security Presidential Directives
Who is the authority for the National Security Presidential Directives (NSPD)
The President
Plan for weapon quantities, both production and retirement.
Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Plan (NWSP)
Who is the authority for the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Plan (NWSP)?
President
Amplifying guidance on nuclear weapon use.
Nuclear Weapons Employment Policy (NUWEP)
Who is the authority for the Nuclear Weapons Employment Policy (NUWEP)?
Secretary of Defense
Amplifying guidance to the Nuclear Weapons Employment Plan (NUWEP)
Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan - Nucear (JSCP-N) Supplement
Who is the authority for the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan - Nucear (JSCP-N) Supplement?
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Nuclear weapon plans in support of theater objectives
Operational Plans
Who is the authority for Operational Plans?
Combatant Commanders
DOD Stockpile planning projections
Requirements and Planning Document (RPD)
Who is the authority for the Requirements and Planning Document (RPD)?
Nuclear Weapons Council
Comprised of non-nuclear and nuclear; active and passive defenses; and infrastructure.
Triad Elements
Long-range precision-guided conventional weapons and their means of delivery; and offensive information operations.
Non-Nuclear Strike Capabilities
Strategic nuclear forces (ICBMs, SLBMs, and bombers); short-range, nuclear-capable, strike aircraft; and nuclear-armed cruise missiles, launched from attack submarines.
Nuclear Strike Capabilities
Intercept ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and strike aircraft.
Active Defenses
Concealment, hardening, redundancy, warning, dispersal, mobility, and other measures.
Passive Defenses
Counter attacks on critical information systems
Defensive Information Operations
Aggregate of labs, plants, workforce, nuclear weapons complexes, and defense industrial base.
Infrastructure
Is held together by Command and Control (C2), Intelligence, and Planning
The New Triad
