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Air Force’s Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Face Challenges, GAO Says

Air Force’s Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Face Challenges, GAO Says
The E-4B, pictured here, is an airborne platform that will host the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T). Photo: Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force does not have adequate resources to address the long-term needs of its nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) systems, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Aug. 15.“We found that the Air Force has continued to take steps to provide an Air Force-wide NC3 oversight structure for the NC3 Weapon System, but its focus has mainly been on short-term issues to sustain the current systems as it added personnel for its new NC3 oversight structure,” the GAO…

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