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AS THE MISSION DISCRIPTION STATES, SACCS IS THE PRIME COMMUNICATIONS LINK BETWEEN THE CINCSTRAT AND ALL STRATEGIC NUCLEAR BOMBER AND MISSILE FORCES WORLD WIDE. SACCS IS PART OF THE NUCLEAR AIR, SURFACE, AND SUBSURFACE WARNING AND ALERT SYSTEM. THE CINC AT USSTRATCOM USES THIS SYSTEM TO ISSUE AND PROCESS MESSAGES FROM THE NATIONAL COMMAND AUTHORITY TO THE VARIOUS WARFIGHTING ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES THE ISSUENCE AND PROCESSING OF EMERGENCY ACTION MESSAGES (EAM), FORCE DIRECTION MESSAGES (FDM), WARNINGS, STRIKE ASSESSMENT AND BATTLE DAMAGE MESSAGES, SURVIVAL MESSAGES, AND SIOP DEPLOYMENT MESSAGESTO THE VARIOUS AMC AND AFRC/ANG COMMAND CENTERS.
