U.S. Strategic Command

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U.S. Strategic Command is a major U.S. military command responsible for strategic deterrence, global strike, and operating the nation’s nuclear arsenal and related space and cyberspace capabilities.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
unified combatant command
abbreviation USSTRATCOM
commanderRank four-star admiral
four-star general
country United States
dateFormed 1992-06-01
doctrine global strike
strategic deterrence
formedByMergerOf Strategic Air Command
United States Space Command
hasCommander Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
hasComponent Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network
Joint Functional Component Commands
headquartersLocation Nebraska
Offutt Air Force Base
United States
locatedInMetropolitanArea Omaha metropolitan area
mission achieve decisive outcomes if deterrence fails
assure allies
deter strategic attack
operatesInDomain cyberspace
global conventional strike
nuclear
space
oversees United States nuclear arsenal
ballistic missile submarines
certain cyber capabilities
certain space-based assets
intercontinental ballistic missiles
strategic bomber forces
partOf Unified Combatant Commands of the United States
United States Armed Forces
United States Department of Defense
reorganized 2002
reportsTo President of the United States
Secretary of Defense
responsibleFor analysis and targeting support
cyberspace operations
global situational awareness
global strike
global strike planning
missile defense integration
nuclear command and control
nuclear operations
space operations
strategic deterrence
strategic warning

Referenced by (20)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Defense Support Program ("United States Strategic Command")
Space-Based Infrared System
dataUsedBy
USASMDC ("United States Strategic Command")
United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command ("United States Strategic Command")
supports
U.S. Strategic Command ("USSTRATCOM")
abbreviation
United States national security apparatus ("United States Strategic Command")
component
Air Force Space Command ("United States Strategic Command")
componentOf
U.S. Space Command ("United States Strategic Command (for some space missions, 2002–2019)")
followedBy
United States Armed Forces ("United States Strategic Command")
hasSubOrganization
Unified Combatant Commands
includes
Joint Functional Component Commands ("United States Strategic Command")
militaryBranch
Trident II D5 ("US Strategic Command")
operator
Joint Functional Component Commands ("United States Strategic Command")
partOf
Nuclear Posture Review ("United States Strategic Command")
producedBy
21st Space Wing ("United States Strategic Command")
providedSupportTo
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command
serviceComponentOf
Strategic Air Command ("United States Strategic Command")
subordinatedTo
Air Force Space Command ("United States Strategic Command")
supportedCommand
U.S. Fleet Forces Command ("United States Strategic Command")
supportsCommand
100th Missile Defense Brigade
worksWith

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