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Formerly, decisions on the employment of nuclear weapons were made only by the [[National Command Authority (United States)|National Command Authority]] (NCA), which consists of the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense, acting in concert. However, the current ''Nuclear Matters Handbook 2020 [Revised]'' states: "The President bases this decision [to employ nuclear weapons] on many factors and will consider the advice and recommendations of senior advisors, to include the Secretary of Defense, the CJCS, and CCDRs."<ref name="Handbook 2"/> Note that both the 2015 and the 2020 Handbooks describe themselves as "unofficial."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.acq.osd.mil/ncbdp/nm/NMHB2015/ |title=Nuclear Matters Handbook 2015 |access-date=2016-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216210721/http://www.acq.osd.mil/ncbdp/nm/NMHB2015/ |archive-date=2015-12-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Nuclear Matters Handbook 2020 [Revised] |date=2020 |publisher=Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters|url=https://www.acq.osd.mil/ncbdp/nm//NMHB2020rev/index.html |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref>
The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) is entering the design review phase, as of 22 September 2021.<ref>[https://breakingdefense.com/2021/09/gbsd-first-missile-test-flight-2023-initial-production-2026/ Theresa Hitchens (22 Sep 2021) Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program ]</ref>
ase<ref name= nc3>[https://breakingdefense.com/2021/09/gbsd-first-missile-test-flight-2023-initial-production-2026/ Theresa Hitchens (22 Sep 2021) GBSD: First Missile Test Flight 2023, Initial Production 2026]</ref>
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