{"id":32398,"date":"2023-06-12T19:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T19:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/12\/lawmakers-seek-clearer-picture-of-nuclear-command-and-control\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:35:03","slug":"lawmakers-seek-clearer-picture-of-nuclear-command-and-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2023\/06\/12\/lawmakers-seek-clearer-picture-of-nuclear-command-and-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers seek clearer picture of nuclear command and control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. lawmakers are pushing for a clearer catalog of spending on nuclear command, control and communications, the means through which the devastating arsenal is readied, coordinated and potentially used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the House strategic forces panel included in a draft of fiscal 2024 defense legislation a provision to establish a major force program for NC3<\/a>, a highly guarded topic. The proposal was shared June 12, alongside additional National Defense Authorization Act input from other subcommittees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major force programs are featured in Pentagon budgets as collections of related programs and resources; they are one of several lenses that can be applied to analyze national security investments. Already existing filters include research and development, support of other nations, special operations forces and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A grouping specifically for NC3 would help \u201caggregate and better track sustainment and modernization efforts,\u201d according to the draft language<\/a>. The Congressional Budget Office previously estimated plans to replace aging NC3 systems would cost $77 billion between 2019 and 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\t