Recent False Alerts from the Nation's Missile Attack Warning System: Report of Senator Gary Hart and Senator Barry Goldwater to the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate |
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427M system ADCOM ADP resource acquisition ADP systems agencies Air Force aircraft alert crews ANMCC attack warning system automatic data processing BARRY GOLDWATER BMEWS bomber and tanker Cheyenne Mountain circuit COBRA DANE command and control command post personnel COMMITTEE ON ARMED computer and communications Cyclic Redundancy Check data processing equipment data were erroneous delegation of procurement erroneous data evaluate four command posts GARY HART Honeywell ICBMs infrared signature integrated circuit June 20 ment Military Command Center MISSILE ATTACK CONFERENCE missile attack warning missile display conferences missile launch missile warning function missile warning mission missile warning system National Military Command NMCC command post NMCC Duty Officer NORAD command post NORAD reported numbers of missiles Pave Paws procedures procurement authority radar recent false alerts requirements approval process responsibility routine missile display SAC command post Strategic Air Command tactical warning threat assessment conference three command posts tion U.S. Senator warning sensors