National Command Authority

National Command Authority is the supreme institutional mechanism within a nation's military governance structure that exclusively vests the power to authorize the use of nuclear weapons in the civilian leadership, typically the head of state or government, thereby distinguishing it from operational command chains and military decision-making bodies.

34

Publications

1.9K

Citations

45

Authors

13

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Authors

45

  1. AI
    Andrew Inglis

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

    1 publications · 56 citations

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  2. EM
    E. Monteith

    D2NA (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  3. BR
    Barry R. Posen

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    1 publications · 448 citations

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  4. NS
    Norman Shapiro

    RAND Corporation, United States

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. CS
    Congress Senate

    1 publications · 326 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 241 citations

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  2. International Security

    2 publications · 540 citations

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  3. Nature

    2 publications · 36 citations

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  4. Armed Forces & Society

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  5. Journal of Peace Research

    1 publications · 10 citations

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