Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3)
In my last video I explained how the risk of nuclear war can be minimised by making the nuclear deterrent force as survivable as possible, however this all assumes that you have a secure and survivable Nuclear Command, Control and Communications or NC3 system. If your nuclear forces are able to survive even a full-scale surprise attack from an enemy without having to be launched before enemy warheads reach their targets, then the incentive to launch your forces on an unconfirmed warning of enemy attack is eliminated. In this case it does not matter if your nuclear forces are on high or low alert or whether you launch your weapons before enemy warheads arrive, or after they have hit their targets, the result will be the same, a response is inevitable. This reduces the chance that you will view reports of an unconfirmed attack as credible, and therefore responding to it, now both you and your enemy know that they cannot possibly win a nuclear war with you, as you will always be a...