Upgraded U.S. Strategic Command Center Opens
Global Security Newswire
U.S. Strategic Command on Tuesday opened its upgraded $35 million Global Operations Center in Nebraska, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Dec. 2, 2005).
The focus of the center remains on the Strategic Command mission of operating the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
The operations center also has a new “knowledge wall” of projection and flat-screen televisions that connects Strategic Command to other command centers. With these new capabilities in place, Strategic Command is now responsible for defense against weapons of mass destruction, integrated missile defense, worldwide intelligence, computer network warfare, and global and space strike capabilities.
While the upgraded site might not survive a nuclear attack, reinforced steel and concrete protect the center from electromagnetic pulses that would normally knock out electronics, according to AP (Associated Press/Sioux City Journal, Feb. 1).
