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Parent topics

• President of the United States of America [r]: Head of State of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college; appointer of cabinet members and federal judges (with Senate confirmation) ^[e]
• United States Secretary of Defense [r]: The civilian official with authority over all personnel of the United States Department of Defense, currently Robert Gates ^[e]
• Military doctrine (United States) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [r]: The senior member of the uniformed services of the United States, statutory senior military adviser to the President and Secretary of Defense; currently Admiral Mike Mullen; policy developer and adviser not in the operational chain of command ^[e]
• Continuity of Government [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Declaration of War [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Nuclear warfare [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Positive control [r]: Add brief definition or description