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Russia’s NC3 and Early Warning Systems

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Russia’s NC3 and Early Warning Systems

Leonid Ryabikhin argues that distrust, misunderstanding and concern prevail in US/NATO and Russia relations, increasing the risk of unintended or accidental conflict. He concludes, "The absence of contacts between the United States and Russian military and the failure to reach new agreements while existing agreements collapse worsens an already dangerous situation."
ballistic missile, biological, early warning, Ministry of Defence, modernization, NC3, nuclear, nuclear forces, radar, reduction, Russia, Soviet Union, stability, submarine, superpower
July 11, 2019
Command and Control of Nuclear Weapons in India

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Command and Control of Nuclear Weapons in India

M.V. Ramana and Lauren Borja analyze the state of nuclear command and control in India, concluding that the state of Indian NC3 “has been shaped by an ongoing rivalry between civilian authorities and the military."
accident, communication, control, decision-making, defense, delivery vehicle, deterrence, early warning, India, military, NC3, nuclear, Pakistan, stability, submarine, survivability, United States, wargaming
August 1, 2019
Emerging Technologies, Emerging Challenges: The Potential Employment of New Technologies in Future PLA NC3

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Emerging Technologies, Emerging Challenges: The Potential Employment of New Technologies in Future PLA NC3

Elsa Kania assesses how emerging technologies—including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, fifth-generation telecommunications, and quantum communications—may affect China’s NC3. Kania concludes: “Although certain of these technologies could enhance China’s confidence in its NC3 in ways that may prove stabilizing, there are also reasons for concern that the potential introduction of such complex, untested technologies could also create new risks and exacerbate the threat of miscalculation.”
5G, AI, China, cyberspace, early warning, fiber-optic, fifth generation, force posture, hypersonic, jamming, missile penetration, mobile missile, modernization, NC3, nuclear, PLA, quantum, radio, rapid reaction, risk, rocket force, satellite, second artillery force, secure, secure communications, stability, submarine, super low frequency, targeting, technologies, underwater communications, very low frequency, war-fighting
September 5, 2019
For Better or for Worse: The Future of C3I Entanglement

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For Better or for Worse: The Future of C3I Entanglement

James Acton evaluates the risk of inadvertent escalation arising from attacks on dual-use (nuclear and conventional warfare) command, control, communication, and intelligence (C3I) capabilities in a conventional war because such attacks would degrade the target’s nuclear command-and-control system.
anti-satellite, ballistic missile, boost-glide, C3I, capabilities, cyber, defense, dyad, early warning, geopolitical, high-precision munition, hypersonic, incidental attacks, intelligence, launch under attack, military, nuclear, orbits, radar, stability, strategic, war, warfighting
November 21, 2019