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UNCLAS SECTION 1 OF 2
SUBJ: JOINT PUBLICATION 3-12.1 PROGRAM DIRECTIVE
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC/J7//
SUBJ/JOINT PUBLICATION 3-12.1 PROGRAM DIRECTIVE//
RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT
PUBLICATIONS (JP) 3-12.2, "NUCLEAR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS DATA"
AND JP 3-12.3, "NUCLEAR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS DATA (NOTIONAL)"
INTO A REVISED JP 3-12.1, "JOINT TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES
FOR THEATER NUCLEAR PLANNING". THE CURRENT JP 3-12.1, "DOCTRINE FOR
JOINT THEATER NUCLEAR OPERATIONS" IS BEING MERGED INTO JP 3-12,
"JOINT DOCTRINE FOR NUCLEAR OPERATIONS". THIS MESSAGE ALSO ASSIGNS
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THE US ARMY AS THE LEAD AGENT AND THE JOINT STAFF J-5 AS THE JOINT
STAFF DOCTRINE SPONSOR. THE UNITED STATES STRATEGIC COMMAND
(USSTRATCOM) IS DESIGNATED THE TECHNICAL REVIEW AUTHORITY.
2. BACKGROUND. US JOINT FORCES COMMAND (USJFCOM) JOINT WARFIGHTING
CENTER (JWFC) ASSESSED THE UTILITY AND QUALITY OF CURRENT JP 3-12.2
AND JP 3-12.3. THE FINDINGS REFLECT THE ANALYSIS OF DATA COLLECTED
FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES, INCLUDING COMBATANT COMMANDS, SERVICES, AND
THE JOINT STAFF. ADDITIONAL DATA WAS COLLECTED THROUGH INTERVIEWS
WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND A REVIEW OF THE JOINT AFTER-ACTION
REPORTING SYSTEM, JOINT ELECTRONIC LIBRARY DATABASE, AND OTHER
APPLICABLE DATABASES. AS A RESULT OF THE ASSESSMENT, JWFC
RECOMMENDED JP 3-12.2 INCLUDE AN EXPANDED DISCUSSION OF JOINT
NUCLEAR PLANNING PROCESSES. REVISED TABLE OF CONTENTS
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REFLECTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF THIS MESSAGE. THE
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE ASSESSMENT REPORT WILL BE
CONSIDERED BY THE LEAD AGENT FOR INCLUSION IN THE REVISION OF JP
3-12.1. BASED ON THE SHIFT IN FOCUS FROM SPECIFIC NUCLEAR TARGETING
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