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De forenede Staters Strategiske Kommando.
United States Strategic Command provides a single
warfighting combatant command with a global perspective. The
command controls military space operations, computer network operations, and DoD
information operations, while providing the US leadership with
strategic warning and intelligence assessments as well as global
strategic planning capabilities. Those strategic capabilities
include future missile defense.
According to Statement of general James E. Cartwright, the "21st
century operations are fundamentally different from those of the
last century. Combat operations are being conducted in rapidly
changing circumstances, shifting from humanitarian operations to
intense firefights within a few hundred yards of each other with
little or no warning. This dynamic nature is matched by a varying
composition of assisting partners. We must be ready to conduct
integrated, distributed operations using global and regional
military forces. In many situations, these forces will be augmented
by other US government personnel, coalition and commercial
partners, and possibly, non-governmental organizations. To plan and
effectively execute these types of distributed, agile and
integrated operations, the regional combatant commands increasingly
rely on multiple capabilities the global commands must support or
provide.
The Unified Command Plan expands USSTRATCOM responsibilities
through the assignment of global mission areas that span levels of
authority, cross regional boundaries and intersect with various
national and international agencies. USSTRATCOM's missions are:
Global deterrence;
Global support from space-based operations;
Global intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance;
Global strike;
Global information and network operations;
Global command and control;
Global integrated missile defense coordination;
Globally combating weapons of mass destruction.
Achieving the full potential of these missions is contingent upon
identifying the right capabilities mix and sustaining our global
reach through space. However, without the context of advanced
situational awareness, and the power of collaboration, even the
best tools may be insufficient to deter and defeat a determined
adversary. We are placing an emphasis on the following global
enablers:
The New Triad. USSTRATCOM supports The New Triad concept; a
strategic way ahead in pursuit of a more diverse set of offensive
and defensive warfighting capabilities. We are active participants
in all three legs of The New Triad: offensive nuclear and
non-nuclear strike (including non-kinetic), passive and active
defenses, and a defense infrastructure capable of building and
sustaining all offensive and defensive elements, including the
critical support areas of command and control and intelligence.
Coupled with improved collaboration and shared global awareness,
The New Triad concept will enable more precisely tailored global
strike operations. With a full spectrum of nuclear, conventional
and non-kinetic options available, regional combatant commanders
will be enabled to achieve specific local effects against high
value targets in the context of the strategic objective.
While we are confident in our ability to support effective global
strike operations today, we must continue to evolve that capability
to meet the demands of an uncertain tomorrow. For example, I intend
to conduct experiments to better understand the value of weapon
accuracy within a range of stressing environments. If modeling and
testing confirm the value of such capability, this may lead to new
thoughts on the balance between nuclear and conventional strike
alternatives.
The new responsibilities assigned to USSTRATCOM have required the
command to broaden its Cold War focus from deterring nuclear or
large-scale conventional aggression to becoming a major contributor
to the much broader defense strategy. Nuclear weapons; however,
continue to be important, particularly for assuring allies and
friends of US security commitments, dissuading arms competition,
deterring hostile leaders who are willing to accept great risk and
cost, and for holding at risk those targets that cannot be
addressed by other means. As steward of the nation's strategic
nuclear deterrent, we have two specific areas of focus-
rationalizing our nuclear forces, and providing for a relevant
nuclear stockpile in the context of The New Triad. USSTRATCOM's
first priority will continue to be the maintenance of the absolute
security, safety, and surety of the stockpile. At the same time we
will continue to evaluate and provide a range of options, both
nuclear and non-nuclear, relevant to the threat and military
operations.
The New Triad concept presents an opportunity to reduce our
reliance on nuclear weapons through the evaluation of alternative
weapons, defensive capabilities and associated risk. It is our
intent to have the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review address
nuclear issues, and the associated infrastructure, to determine
transformation requirements for our nuclear capabilities in the
21st century. We will look at rationalizing our nuclear forces as
an element of the overall force structure and the proper tailoring
of nuclear effects as part of the broad spectrum of national power.
These assessments will be important to future operational planning
as well as future budget plans."
- Se også: USA: Militære værn.
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- Garamone,
Jim: DoD Proposes Program to Remodel Defense
Intelligence.
American Forces Press Service, March 23, 2005
Status Report : Statement of General James Cartwright at
Hearings on FY 2006 Defense Authorization Budget Request for Space
Activities Senate Armed Services Committee: Statement of general
James E. Cartwright, USMC
Commander, United States Strategic Command before the Strategic
Forces Subcommittee on Space Policy march 16, 2005
for official use only until released by the Strategic Forces
Subcommittee Senate Armed Services Committee.
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