The obvious question for many is whether handling such homeland defense duties would limit the capacity of the military to fight and win a war? The answer, says Rumsfeld, is that DOD officials have a system in place to “review our capabilities and test them against the kinds of things” the department might have to undertake, “and that include homeland defense.” So, the short answer: No problemo.
The Pentagon nuclear command, control, and communications enterprise is decades old and desperate for an upgrade, says the head of U.S. Strategic Command, and artificial intelligence could help fortify nuclear C3 for its no-fail mission.