Pentagon board completes study on use of strategic nuclear forces against hardened targets

The Pentagon’s Defense Science Board recently completed a study on how strategic nuclear forces will be used to blast deeply buried and hardened underground targets.

No details of the study were made public in an executive summary about the research on the board’s website, a sign that plans for strikes against the buried targets are secret.

Eric D. Evans, the board’s chairman, said the details were shared with senior Pentagon leaders. Contained in the undisclosed study are options to be used for “difficult target defeat” strikes or other missions for destroying deeply underground, hidden or hard-to-reach targets in a nuclear war, he stated. The goal is to assure U.S. military “operational dominance” in various wartime and crisis scenarios, he said.

Study participants considered recent intelligence on the threat and found additional intelligence is needed. Past studies and programs were also examined along with military “effects chain” options, and new systems architectures.

The study appears to be part of U.S. military strategic deterrence efforts against China’s large-scale nuclear military buildup and Russia’s exotic new nuclear arms.


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Pentagon board completes study on use of strategic nuclear forces against hardened targets

The Pentagon’s Defense Science Board recently completed a study on how strategic nuclear forces will be used to blast deeply buried and hardened underground targets.

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[1LoverofGod]

Wonder if this is more than a routine exercise and it's a preparation for potential war

 

[mattfivefour]

What they are doing is typical of the continual planning any military leadership must undertake continually to prepare for what may pose a threat to America and her troops down the road. They game every conceivable scenario.

 

[Tall Timbers]

Wonder if this is more than a routine exercise and it's a preparation for potential war

It looks routine to me other than that usually there wouldn't be a leak about the study to the public when it comes to nuclear war related topics.

 

[1LoverofGod]

Agencies participating in large scale nuclear incident training exercise around region​

CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Over the next several days, a large-scale, multi-agency nuclear incident training exercise will take place in the vicinity of Schenectady, New York, and surrounding counties of Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady.

According to the FBI, from January 26-31, 2025, the Departments of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and state and local partners will conduct the exercise in several areas of Schenectady and Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties as part of a series of regularly scheduled U.S. government biannual exercises. Similar trainings have been conducted in various regions across the United States since 2012.

While the exercise begins Sunday, the visible activity throughout the area will begin Monday.

Several local and state law enforcement, fire, emergency management, and public health agencies will also be participating in the training, including the New York State Police, Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady County Sheriff’s Offices and the Albany Police Department.


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Agencies participating in large scale nuclear incident training exercise around region

Over the next several days,a large-scale, multi-agency nuclear incident training exercise will take place in the vicinity of Schenectady, New York, and surroun

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