The Briefing Room
General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: DemolitionMan on October 31, 2017, 03:49:39 am
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Barrie Barber,
When North Korea launches a ballistic missile over the Pacific, the United States top leaders turn to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Analysis by NASIC keeps the White House, Congress and the Pentagon aware of air, space and cyber threats and determine what dangers a missile from the rogue country has for the U.S. and its allies.
“It is no exaggeration to say that the assessments NASIC generates can make the difference between war and peace,” said Loren B. Thompson, a senior defense analyst with the Virginia-based Lexington Institute.
http://www.businessinsider.com/inside-the-secretive-agency-that-keeps-track-of-the-worlds-icbms-2017-10?r=UK&IR=T