SECRET UNITED STATES STRATEGIC COMMAND FOIA review completed on 12 January 2017 Portions of this document no longer meet the classification standards of E O 13526 Section 1 4 As such I am downgrading specific portion-marked paragraphs as UNCLASSIFIED Partial classification downgrade executed by DANIEL L KARBLER Major General U S Army Chief of Staff U S Strategic Command USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-12 STRATEGIC DETERRENCE AND FORCE EMPLOYMENT U 30 July 2012 Derived from Multiple Sources Declassify on 30 July 2022 NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET INTENTIONALLY BLANK SECRET HEADQUARTERS US STRATEGIC COMMAND OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE NE 68113-6500 30 July 2012 SUBJECT USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-12 U SEE DISTRIBUTION 1 U USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-12 fulfills a requirement established in Appendix B to Enclosure G CJCSI 3110 0lH Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan JSCP 10 U 2 'f8t' Upon SecDef approval and update implementation USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-12 dated 1May2012 supersedes USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-08 dated 1 December 2008 in its entirety to include Change 1 Strategic forces will continue to be capable of providing a credible response to any attack at any time 3 U USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-12 was coordinated with USTRANSCOM USSOCOM USPACOM USEUCOM USCENTCOM USNORTHCOM USSOUTHCOM USAFRICOM the Joint Staff the Services and supporting component and task force commanders during the review process 4 U The supporting plans listed in Base Plan paragraph 3b Tasks must be reviewed and forwarded to this headquarters for review within 90 days of update implementation FOR THE COMMANDER signed JOHN W RAYMOND Major General USAF Director Plans and Policy DISTRIBUTION Annex Z Derived from Multiple Sources Declassify on 30 July 2022 i SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 July 2012 INTENTIONALLY BLANK ii a SECRET HEADQUARTERS US STRATEGIC COMMAND OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE NE 68113-6500 30 JULY 2012 USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-12 Ul SECURI1Y INSTRUCTIONS AND RECORD OF CHANGES U 1 U Plan Title a U Long Title USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-12 Strategic Deterrence and Force Employment b U Short Title USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-12 2 U This document is classified SECRET to protect information revealing operation plans of the US military Information in OPLAN 8010 must be disseminated only to those agencies and personnel whose official duties specifically require knowledge of the plan including those required to develop supporting plans 3 U This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws Title 18 of the United States Code Sections 793 and 794 The transmission or revelation of information contained herein in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law Derived from Multiple Sources Declassify on 30 July 2022 Ill SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 RECORD OF CHANGES CHANGE NUMBER DESCRIPTION iv SECRET EFFECTIVE DATE SECRET HEADQUARTERS US STRATEGIC COMMAND OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE NE 68113-6500 30JULY 2012 USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-12 U PLAN SUMMARY U 1 U Situation a t8t General Framing the Problem 1 U Due to its wide ranging responsibilities USSTRATCOM has a global perspective with a specific focus on certain adversaries who could quickly destabilize the international environment threaten US interests or threaten the interests of US allies and partners During the Cold War the enemy was a well known single adversary and our capabilities and strategies were developed to match that one adversary With the end of the Cold War the international landscape has changed Fiscal constraints the emerging global economy and the economic interdependencies that now exist between many nations have increased the complexity of international security cooperation The global security landscape is marked by protracted conflict constant change enormous complexity and increased uncertainty While the fundamental nature of military conflict has not changed today's operating environment is unlike any we have ever seen The number and type of actors are changing and the distinction between combatants and non-combatants is less clear Rapid technological evolution and the wide civil availability of formerly advanced military capabilities have reduced entry costs making available completely new weapons and enabling actors to access capabilities that would not have been available to them in the past without significant investment Of the threats we face weapons of mass destruction WMD clearly represent the greatest threat to the American people particularly when pursued or possessed by violent extremists or state proliferators The trend in overall threats facing the US for the next decade points toward the dominance of asymmetric threats including WMD and threats to the space and cyberspace domains over conventional military threats Blurred boundaries and overlapping claims to sovereignty in global domains will continue to present national security challenges While dynamic security concerns in space and cyberspace evolve traditional threats to national security continue to be presented by sovereign states both the peer and near-peer and those regional adversary states with emerging WMD capabilities To address such pressures the US must plan against a variety of adversaries Regardless of the state the Derived from Multiple Sources Declassify on 30 July 2022 v SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 use of WMD by any state has impacts to international security Strategies for one adversary will not necessarily be appropriate for another adversary As such this plan contains strategies to handle various challenges from each adversary Adversaries can be broken down into two groups peer near-peer states and regional states and non-state actors U a t8t Peer Near-Peer States States which possess the resources and capability to compete economically and militarily with the United States Additionally these states have the capability to confront the US on a global scale in a sustained way and to a sufficient level where the ultimate outcome of a conflict may result in severe damage to vital US interests U b t8t Regional States and Non-State Actors States and non-state actors that do not possess the resources and capability to compete economically and militarily with the United States but are aggressively pursuing WMD and associated delivery systems as a_means to advance their interests through intimidation and coercion Nuclear weapons in the hands of regional states increase the potential for WMD proliferation to terrorists accelerate proliferation overall and contribute to regional instability Rogue state or terrorist possession of nuclear weapons will impact regional security and runs counter to US national interests U 2 Meeting the Challenge USSTRATCOM meets these global challenges by integrating all of its capabilities through a series of plans e g CONPLANs 8035 Space Control 8039 Cyberspace Operations and USSTRATCOM's Deterrence and Assurance Campaign Plan which are collaboratively developed to achieve success with our assigned missions of strategic deterrence force employment space and cyberspaceoperations This plan specifically addresses deterrence and force employment objectives against a specific adversary 3 U The following countries present global threats a 'fSt Russia Russia will remain one of the most influential actors in the European theater because of its geographic position resources traditions and ambitions Russian leaders will continue to promote the nation as an influential player on the world stage insisting on regional and global recognition and will resist actions perceived to be a Western encroachment on its vital interests Unbalanced economic development endemic social problems internal unrest and declining ethnic Russian birth rates almost certainly will constrain its resurgence over the coming decade However a confident vi SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 Sec SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 lbl ' _ TT _ -- --·- China China is comin'1 to a crossroads b 1 ec 1 4 J b c USS e viii SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 b 1 et 1 4 1 D C UOO'- fcl fS f°l 1 4 0 b C UOO'lD l ec 1 4 8 D CJ u ' - IX SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 b 1 Sec 1 4 a b c u fe I fSfb c1 Sec uca b c ussc b 11 -1 4 a b c u u I -·· b U Area of Concern 1 U USSTRATCOM Area of Responsibility AOR USSTRATCOM has a global area of responsibility to include space and cyberspace Although USSTRATCOM has no geographic AOR it is responsible for mission area planning for adversaries within other combatant commanders' AORs references b and d 2 U USSTRATCOM Area of Interest AOil USSTRATCOM supports worldwide operations as directed by the President and Secretary of Defense SecDef and as requested by a combatant commander 3 U Operational Area USSTRATCOM forces operate on a global basis as necessary to satisfy national or theater objectives per references a c and d When tasked to execute an operation or mission CDRUSSTRATCOM will collaborate with applicable combatant commanders to ensure x SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 deconfliction coordination Additional details are outlined in Annex C Operations c U Enemy U l 'fStThis plan aligns strategies and capabilities to deter and if necessary defeat adversaries that have global reach and or influence The term enemy is used in the singular form throughout this document for simplicity However because of the global view of this plan and the varied nature of the adversary set multiple enemies are addressed d U Friendly 1 'fSt Center of Gravity COG Analysis a COG The National Leadership As a decision malting body the national leadership which includes the President Cabinet members the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff and CDRUSSTRATCOM controls the posturing and employment of strategic forces including nuclear space and cyberspace in order to achieve the deterrence and force employment objectives of this plan Members of the COG specifically the President and Secretary of State have the responsibility of conducting diplomacy and statecraft before during and after execution of this plan both of which support deterrence before and restoration of deterrence after execution Likewise members of this bod s ecificall the President the SecDef and CDRUSSTRATCOM tt m sec 1 4 • I he na ·o al lea ershi as a whole b U Critical Capabilities CC In order to effectively exercise its power and authority the national leadership must deter and defend the US and its vital interests against strategic attacks maintain a viable market economy make timely decisions and communicate those decisions to strategic forces--these are enduring capabilities regardless of which adversary the US is facing xi SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 U CC 1 Deter and defend the US and its vital interests against strategic attacks The Constitution requires the federal government to provide for the common defense of the nation The national leadership must effectively deter potential adversaries and defend the US and its interests in order to maintain its power to govern a U Critical Requirements CR ill U CR 1 1 Strategic forces Having the forces to defeat an adversary is one of the critical requirements to both deterring and defeating an adversary The US must ensure that the strategic forces are available survivable and maintained in order to achieve the objectives of this plan @ U CR 1 2 Will to employ strategic forces Along with physically having the forces the will to employ those forces if appropriately messaged to other nations serves as a deterrent and as the actual execution of strategic forces if deterrence fails b U Critical Vulnerabilities CV The CV relating to this CC and the associated CR will vary based on the capabilities of each adversary Therefore these issues will be discussed in more detail in the individual fb 1 Sec 1 4 a USSC 2 U CC 2 Maintain a viable market economy A viable market economy is the engine that allows for a robust defense of the nation through the manufacture maintenance and employment of strategic forces a U CR ill U CR 2 1 Trade Trade is critical not only because of the revenue created which supports a large deterrent force but by the relationships it creates and maintains with other nations Through a highly interdependent global economy adversaries are deterred from attacking an economic partner @ U CR 2 2 Funding The ability to build and maintain strategic forces which deter aggression during early phases of conflict and defeat adversaries if deterrence fails requires substantial funding xii SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30JULY 2012 b U CV The CV relating to this CC and the associated CR Therefore these issues will vary based on the capabilities of each advers will be discussed in more detail in the individual bJ 1J sec 1·4 •J ussc 3 U CC 3 Make timely decisions The decision to act or not to act depending on the situation must be made in a timely manner in order to protect decision makers strategic forces and vital interests of the US and to achieve the objectives of this plan These decisions will vary based on the threat The timeliness of the decision should not be misunderstood to mean a quick decision Depending on the threat scenario the timeliness of the decision could be delayed until all the supporting instruments of national power can be coupled together for the full effect of a US response a U CR ill U CR 3 1 Receive accurate information Members of the National Security Council intelligence officials and combatant commanders provide the national leadership with the information and context of the current situation This allows the national leadership to understand the environment develop strategic courses of action and desired end states to the situation These recommendations will support decision making This CR requires survivable and robust intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ISR platforms and associated processing exploitation and dissemination capabilities @ U CR 3 2 Understand meaning and context of information In order to ensure appropriate employment of strategic forces to achieve the objectives of this plan the national leadership must understand the information they receive and use it to frame the ·situation correctly This requires one or more conversations with the national leadership supported by intelligence providers to appropriately frame the situation and understand the first second and third order effects of any response by US strategic forces b U CV The CV relating to this CC and the associated CR will vary based on the capabilities of each adverse Therefore these issues will be discussed in more detail in the individual 1Jsec 1 4l• ussc b 1 I sec 1 4 • ossc 4 U CC 4 Communicate decisions to strategic forces Once the decision has been made to execute strategic forces communicating the xiii SECRET I SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 decision to the forces is critical to the success of achieving the objectives of this plan a U CR ill U CR 4 1 Survivable communications In order to communicate to the strategic forces communications systems must be capable of functioning under all possible conditions including nuclear environments 121 U CR 4 2 Continuity of government Several of our adversaries are assessed to have the capability of striking our decision makers with little or no warning In order to maintain a communications link with the strategic forces the US must have a method of passing the legal authority to execute strategic forces in any situation b U CV The CV relating to this CC and the associated CR will vary based on the capabilities of each advers Therefore these issues will be discussed in more detail in the individual e U Assumptions 1 U Although our understanding of the adversaries' risk tolerance values logic and cohesiveness will remain incomplete their decision calculus is at least partially discernable and can be influenced 16 1 sec 1 4 1 J fi This plan has aE sec1 4 1 ussc ·- -· 3 U The US will plan and operate within a coalition framework to the greatest extent feasible The US cannot except where specifically governed by treaty obligations ___ --' 5 -fst In the event of a hostile act or intent the President of the United States POTUS or Secretarv of Defense SecDeO will authorize CDRUSSTRATCOMfb 1 ec 1 · 4 • USSC b 1 sec 1 4 11 v xiv SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 · 1 not be possible ' IJ ffiiT The US willfb 1 soc 14 • ussc 6 1 sec 1 4 a 0 8 ist The US will f b - 1 _se_c_1 4 _•_ u_ss_c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ tions Detailed advers f U Legal Considerations In accordance with reference i legal review is required in the development of strike options and prior to option execution to ensure compliance with the US Constitution applicable US statutes international treaty agreement obligations to which the US is a party the Law of Armed Conflict LOAC customary international law rules of engagement ROE and national policies 1 5• 01 ·4 • US c fbX 1 re erence un commanders always retain them erent right and obligation to exercise unit self-defense in response to a hostile act or demonstrated ho stile intent However the obligation to intervene and the ability of strategic forces to act may be restrained by specific guidance concerning the unit's mission If any conflict between this general policy and specific guidance pertaining to performance of this plan is perceived mission executers should request supplemental guidance from CDRUSSTRATCOM or the appropriate combatant commander See Appendix 8 Rules of Engagement ROE to Annex C Operations for further details 1 ROE will be in accordance with reference j b 1·4 a ussc · n accordance with 2 U The use of any weapon kinetic or non-kinetic must comply with the key principles of LOAC military necessity avoidance of unnecessary suffering proportionality and discrimination or distinction All of these principles will be taken into account when developing and executing courses of action COAs Planners and operators will consult their servicing staff judge advocate to ensure adherence to these principles 3 U See Appendix 4 Legal to Annex E Personnel for further details xv SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 g U Risk Mitigation 1 U Risk Deterrence actions do not achieve desired outcome This can happen in three general ways 1 planners mischaracterize an adversary's decision-making process and develop an inappropriate deterrence strategy 2 the adversary perceives US actions in a way the US does not intend and therefore acts in a way that is counter to US deterrence strategy or 3 some adversaries may not be easily deterred given the content of their decision calculus and our inability to affect it Mitigation Develop readily executable and adaptively planned response options to de-escalate defend against or defeat hostile adversary actions 2 U Risk Unintended second- and third-order effects on other actors as a result of the assurance dissuasion deterrence and defend defeat efforts focused on the primary actor Mitigation Cross-indexing proposed deterrence actions and activities across the decision calculus of other adversaries and allies to detect and address potential second and third order effects Develop measures of effectiveness measures of performance MOE MOP to determine deterrence cause and effect on adversary actor behavior and perception shift 3 U Risk Adversaries misperceive messages Mitigation Constantly assess culturally appropriate strategic communication strategy tightly integrated through the interagency process the or misinte xvi SECRET retation of strate ·c SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 7 U Military Operational Risk Due to the adversary and scenarios ecific nature of milit o erational risk these factors are detailed in each LOI M · 2 • T I' lSSlOn b 1 f'bX1 Sec 1 4 a USSC I sec 1 4 a ussc 3 U Execution a U Concept of Operations 1 'fSt Commander's Intent USSTRATCOM employs situationappropriate mission area capabilities to deter adversaries from behavior that threatens · · · · · that USSTRATCOM maintain unity of effort with other combatant commands our interagency partners and our allies and partners through close collaboration in multiple venues The end state is a stable and secure environment in which adversary leadership is unwilling or incapable of using their forces to threaten US vital interests __ - --- --' It is essenti 2 U General b 1 pp ca e annex con en suppo s e u range nc on ity e g e means designed to achieve desired plan objectives To help manage the utility of this plan's responses the six-phase model as described in ref ee is applied in the planning framework The plan emphasizes escalation control designed to end hostilities and resolve the conflict at the lowest practicable level consistent with meeting national objectives This plan follows a premise that to achieve escalation control the US military and other instruments of national power will effectively match an adversary on multiple levels of conflict Reference n serves as the basis used in this plan to describe deterrence objectives and the general means used to obtain them Specific strategic concepts for achieving XVll SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 In accordance with ref a the USSTRATCOM Cam Plan Campaign Plan This plan relies on the USSTRATCOM Campaign Plan to identify or create opportunities in the strategic environment through its execution In turn this plan produces specific operations and activities that will be performed during steady-state phase 0 and therefore shapes the USSTRATCOM campaign plan by nominating desired steady-state activities U c 'fStThis plan provides options to deter dissuade control escalation with and if necessary defeat adversaries who threaten US interests This plan also assures allies and partners of extended deterrence Deterrence operations are designed to convince adversaries not to take actions which threaten US vital interests by means of decisive influence over their decisionmakers while dissuasion operations are designed to convince an adversary against gaining a capability Decisive influence is achieved by credibly threatening to deny benefits and or impose costs while encouraging restraint by convincing the actor that restraint will result in an acceptable outcome L f6T Deter Dissuade and Escalation Control Objectives These objectives rely upon system analysis aimed at the cognitive processes of an adversary namely the key decision makers They focus on affecting the adversaries' strategic decision makers by analyzing their strategic profiles and strategic calculus System analysis will expose effects which can be generated to highlight the specific interests of the strategic decision makers which will restrain them from unacceptable actions Objectives in this category include deterring an adversary from taking a specific action dissuading an adversary from gaining a cap · · f t Hin · b 1 ec 1 4 a us c rest ore d e t errence b 1 Sec 1 4 a XVlll SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 Additionally objectives aimed at escalation control incorporate adversary's capability while affecting the will of the key decision ' a t r ta c T n- g an ' ' makers U 2 Assurance and Extended Deterrence Objective Our allies and partners must have supreme confidence in our ability to respond appropriately to adversary threats and capabilities These relationships are critical and communicate a willingness to act in support of regional stability This includes ensuring and maintaining security agreements with partners and allies 3 Defeat and Defend Objectives These objectives rely upon system analysis aimed at defeating the adversary They focus efforts on defeating adversaries' forces and defending US allied and artner forces and interests Exam les of these ob· ectives are l 1 d 'f8t The goal of the application of force is to attack the appropriate enemy system to eliminate the enemy's capability to continue to fight and influence key decision makers to cease hostilities As a result some adversary components may remain untouched but because of the resulting attack cannot function as part of a cohesive whole This approach to strategy requires a thorough understanding of specific characteristics of the enemy system in tum this understanding generates a series of executable actions intended to produce specific and discrete effects on key components of the adversary's vital systems This understanding and design logically precedes development of this plan and underpinsri 1 sec 1 4 a ussc · I XIX SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 r 1 Sec 1 4 a USSC f U Managing outcomes is conducted through the use of the joint planning six-phase construct mentioned earlier Each phase describes functions designed to integrate mobilization deployment employment sustainment conflict termination redeployment and demobilization activities applicable to each respective phase Activities associated with preceding phases continue as applicable during execution of each succeeding phase For each phase of the campaign the descriptive paragraphs below describe general activities that relate to each phase The description of the phases and associated activities that follow are general in nature and may or may not apply to all adversaries L U Phase 0 Shape a 16t-During phase 0 USSTRATCOM in collaboration with applicable GCCs conducts steady state operations to assure allies and partners dissuade competitors from developing capabilities and deters potential adversaries from attacking the US its allies and partners These integrated operations include all USSTRATCOM mission ca abilities as licable In articular USSTRATCOM bl 1l •c 1-• a u _____________________ USSTRATCOM conducts _ __ USSTRATCOM conducts routine deployment of strategic forces for planned training and exercises and theater security cooperation activities e g exercises to ensure unified actions with GCCs allies and partners Should the securi environment shift these o erations will prepare USSTRATCOM bl 1lSec 1-• • us b ec1 4 a '-----------------' Q _ U Transition Point to Phase 1 Escalatory Specific ri 1 I Soc 1 4 a ussc 2 U Phase 1 Deter U -fst During this phase USSTRATCOM in collaboration with applicable GCCs continues operations to assure allies and partners dissuade potential competitors from developing capabilities and deter potential adversaries from attacking US its allies and partners USSTRATCOM advises generation or adjustments to force survivability posture and if directed by the xx SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 President or SecDef executes those actions in order to demonstrate US capabilities and resolve increase survivability of strategic forces and allow rapid transition to force employment USSTRATCOM continues to provide strategic forces readiness for planned deployments training and exercises and theater security cooperation activities e g exercises to ensure unified actions with GCCs allies and partners USSTRATCOM maintains friendly space and cyberspace assured access and if a specific threat is identified takes actions in order to protect the US space and cyberspace infrastructure and mitigate effects if an attack occurs All USSTRATCOM forces prepare for execution of subsequent phases in order to defeat potential adversaries b U Transition Points to ill U Phase 0 De-escalatory Crisis resolved threat of aggression coercion on US vital interests no longer present Strategic forces return to steady state readiness U @ otf3t Phase 2 Escalatory Current level of friendly activity ineffective in controlling threat of aggression coercion increase resource allocation and employ forces 3 U Phase 2 Seize the Initiative hase USSTRATCOM in collaboration the President or SecDef USSTRATCO USSTRATCOM USSTRATCOM continues efforts to dissuade possible competitors from taking actions and deterring adversaries from increasing attacks against US interests while assuring partners and allies of its resolve to keep the situation from escalating USSTRATCOM prepares to transition to Phase 3 if de-escalation does not occur i b U Transition Points to xxi SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30JULY 2012 ill U Phase 0 De-escalatocy Crisis resolved any attacks have ceased and the threat of aggression or coercion on US vital interests is no longer present U 21 Phase 1 De-escalatocy Any attacks on US vital interests have ceased and the threat of aggression or coercion on US vital interests has decreased Phase 3 Escalato Current level of friendl 4 U Phase 3 Dominate 'f8' During this phase USSTRATCOM in collaboration with applicable GCCs conducts operations integrated across all mission areas in order to defeat adversaries and return to phase 0 on terms acce table to the US USSTRATCOM as directed b the President l 1JSecu aJ b 1 Sec 1 4 • As directed USSTRATCOM will _____ _ As directed USSTRATCOM conducts offensive space and cyberspace operations in order to defeat malicious adversary use of those domains Additionally these actions maintain US and allied freedom of action within the space and cyberspace domains b U Transition Point to Phase 4 5 US activity results in de-escalation adversary capitulation or direction by the President or SecDef to de-escalate of US activities 5 U Phase 4 Stabilize USSTRATCOM in collaboration with applicable GCCs order to maintain a credible force structure that assures allies an partners dissuades competitors from developing capabilities and deters potential adversaries after an exchange with one or more adversaries USSTRATCOM continuesto f-l 1_i5_ _t_ ·_iu_5_oc_________________________ - ------- ------ -- -----' xxii SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 USSTRATCOM will maintain and if necessruy reclaim assured access to space and cyberspace as directed b U Transition Point to Phase 5 Civil authority assumes control responsibility of the former adversruy state Attacks or the threat of aggression coercion from actors associated with the former adversruy have deescalated to a level that can be controlled by the civil authority 6 U Phase 5 Enable Civil Authority U During this phase USSTRATCOM in collaboration with applicable GCCs continues operations to recover and reconstitute its forces to steady state operations in order to assure allies and partners dissuade competitors and deter adversaries USSTRATCOM maintains freedom of action in the space and cyberspace domains As directed USSTRATCOM provides defense support of civil authorities DSCA b U End state Transition to Phase 0 The global security environment is stable and balanced US vital interests ate neither attacked nor threatened by attack and US support of civil authority in adversruy state is minimized 4 U Administration and Logistics a U Concept of Support 1 U Security logistics personnel and administrative support will be furnished by supporting commands in accordance with Service directives command arrangements agreements CAA memorandums of understanding MOU TF operating instructions and the logistics concept for support operations outlined in USSTRATCOM plans and directives 2 U GCC and USSTRATCOM components will coordinate with and support lateral and subordinate unit commanders in maintaining a daily capability to support OPLAN 8010 mission execution movement priority xxiii SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 For further discussion '---- - ---------------------' on logistics see Annex D Logistics 5 U Command and Control a U Command 1 -tBt-Command Relationships Per ref c in general CDRUSSTRATCOM will be the supported commander during execution of this plan During phases 0 and 1 CDRUSSTRATCOM and the affected geographic combatant commanders GCCs will share supported supporting relationships in pursuit of the nation's deterrence objectives USSTRATCOM's actions may support the deterrence objectives of one or more GCCs likewise the deterrence actions conducted by the GCCs in support of their own lans ma ort the lobal deterrence objectives ofUSSTRATCOM bJ 1 5 oc 1·4 • bJ 1 5 • 0 · • DRUSSTRATCOM is the su ortl _e 'd_c_o_m_m_an_d- -e-r- _ _-1 __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ willprescnbe command relationships by scenario See also Annex J Command Relationships 2 U Command Succession Should USSTRATCOM or CDRUSSTRATCOM become incapable of performing command functions succession to command will be as directed by ref nn and succession to Continuity of Operations USSTRATCOM COPSTRAT will be as directed by ref oo Command Element Procedures b U C4 Systems l b 1 Soc 1 4 • ussc xxiv SECRET SECRET OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 r 1 sec 1 4 • ussc will e execution o mmunications xxv SECRET BLANK OPLAN 8010-12 30 JULY 2012 CONFIDENTIAL HEADQUARTERS US STRATEGIC COMMAND OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE NE 68113-6500 30JULY 2012 USSTRATCOM OPLAN 8010-12 U CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE U U REFERENCES a U US Strategic Command Strategic Deterrence Security Classification Guide 1 Jun 2009 U FOUO QPR J52 b U US Strategic Command Strategic Target 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