Fiscal Year	2019
Division	Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department	Space Systems Academic Group
Investigator(s)	Newman, James H.
Sponsor	Air Force Institute of Technology (Air Force)
Summary	The Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG) at the Naval Postgraduate School is offering a four-course sequence that addresses the strategic need of the Nuclear Triad to develop Nuclear Operations critical thinking skills for those individuals. This four course sequence, which will be proposed as a certificate in the near future, includes topics such as space mission analysis, orbital mechanics, communications, ground systems and mission operations pertaining to Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), and NC3 as a weapon system. This academic program is intended to supplement existing programs, both at NPS and at other academic institutions that focus on nuclear deterrence, weapons effects, policy, and proliferation.
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