Report Release Webinar – The Three-Body Problem: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications
“Growing strategic cooperation between Russia and China underscores the primacy of nuclear command, control, and communication (NC3) modernization in the face of a growing threat of nuclear decapitation.”
In this webinar, CSBA Counselor Eric Edelman discusses the findings of his latest report, The Three-Body Problem: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications with Franklin Miller (The Scowcroft Group) and Austin Long (MIT Center for Nuclear Security Policy) in a panel moderated by CSBA President and CEO Thomas G. Mahnken. They talk about China’s rapidly developing nuclear capabilities, the importance of leadership in strategy development and execution, and the role of NC3 in deterrence.
Experts
Eric Edelman
Counselor
The Three-Body Problem: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications
Eric Edelman discusses the novel challenge facing the United States: the need to simultaneously deter two nuclear peers. He provides an overview of Chinese and Russian nuclear capabilities and the importance of modernizing the U.S. system of nuclear command, control, and communications as a key enabler in deterring nuclear decapitation.

