NCA
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NCA is the acronym commonly used for the National Command Authority, the top-level body responsible for overseeing and authorizing a nation's use of its strategic military and nuclear forces.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Command Authority | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national-level military command structure
ⓘ
strategic command authority ⓘ |
| commandRelationship | top of U.S. military chain of command for nuclear forces ⓘ |
| composedOf |
President of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of Defense of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| domain |
military strategy
ⓘ
national security ⓘ nuclear policy ⓘ |
| fullName | National Command Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure controlled and authorized use of nuclear weapons
ⓘ
maintain credible nuclear deterrent ⓘ prevent unauthorized or accidental nuclear use ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | NCA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | NCA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
centralized decision-making
ⓘ
civilian leadership ⓘ exclusive nuclear release authority ⓘ |
| hasRole |
approval of strategic military operations
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issuance of nuclear launch orders ⓘ ultimate authority over U.S. nuclear employment decisions ⓘ |
| issuesOrdersTo |
United States Strategic Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
combatant commands ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
U.S. Constitution (Commander in Chief authority of the President)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. federal law governing military command and control ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
U.S. military doctrine
ⓘ
U.S. nuclear employment policy documents ⓘ |
| oversees |
U.S. nuclear command and control system
ⓘ
U.S. strategic conventional forces ⓘ U.S. strategic nuclear forces ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
civilian control of the military
ⓘ
nuclear command and control ⓘ nuclear launch authority ⓘ strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
authorization of U.S. nuclear weapons use
ⓘ
direction of U.S. strategic deterrent forces ⓘ oversight of U.S. strategic military forces ⓘ |
| securityClassification | aspects subject to national security classification ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War era to present ⓘ |
| uses |
nuclear football
ⓘ
nuclear launch codes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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