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Combatant Commands Research Guide

Unified Geographic and Functional Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense

Introduction

US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM or STRATCOM) is headquartered at Offutt Air Force, Nebraska and one of four functional combatant commands of the United States.

Strategic Command: Mission and Vision | Commander's Intent | Defense Posture

Strategic Command:  History | News | Speeches | Academic Alliance

Use this page to find selected resources on the study of the US Strategic Command and support operations in the space domain, including references, books, research reports, articles, journals and websites.

Key Research Alliance

Strategic Command Academic Alliance logo Strategic Command Academic Alliance

Alliance of academic institutions focused on research and analysis of deterrence, assurance, and associated strategic level national security themes.

Research Topics | Selected Research Sources

Background Research

Defense Publications

Books

To look for an ebook, enter your search terms and click Search:

Print Collection:  Use Online Catalog to find printed book titles at the library, some also available in digital form.

Research Reports

Security Studies on JSTOR is an excellent resource to find research reports from different policy institutes in the field of security studies.  Keyword is the default search in JSTOR with the option to refine results by publication year, content type and subject.  Advanced Search allows more precise searching. 

Below are some reports from this collection:

A variety of quality, open access reports are also available from government and private research organizations.  Important sources include:

Below is a selected list of reports from different research and government institutions:

Journals

Enter Journal Title to check for full-text availability and coverage periods in all library collections:

Search Terms

There are many research topics for the study of military and security studies. Below is a selected list of search terms that may be helpful to find information on strategic topics and security issues facing the United States:

  • Arms control
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Ballistic missile submarines
  • Ballistic missiles
  • Biotechnologies
  • Bombers
  • Border threats
  • China, Iran, Russia, etc.
  • Civil conflict / war
  • Command and control
  • Conflict resolution
  • Conventional integration
  • Conventional weapons
  • Counterterrorism
  • Cyber attacks
  • Cyber warfare
  • De-escalation
  • Deterrent strategy
  • Disarmament
  • Electromagnetic threats
  • Electronic warfare
  • Energy security
  • Force protection
  • Foreign intervention
  • Future threats
  • Great power competition
  • Hybrid warfare
  • Hypersonics
  • ICBMs
  • Information warfare
  • Integrated joint force
  • Interoperability
  • Maritime security
  • MDV of nuclear threats
  • Missile defense
  • Modernization
  • Multi-domain operations
  • NC3 systems
  • Non-kinetic warfare
  • Nuclear conflict
  • Nuclear deterrence
  • Nuclear integration
  • Nuclear modernization
  • Nuclear operations
  • Nuclear security
  • Nuclear submarines
  • Nuclear triad
  • Nuclear weapons
  • Regional conflict
  • Regional cooperation
  • Regional destabilization
  • Resistance movements
  • Resource competition
  • Robotics
  • Situational awareness
  • Strategic competition
  • Strategic deterrence
  • Strategic environment
  • Strategic forces
  • Surveillance
  • Sustainment
  • Territorial boundaries
  • Terrorism
  • WMD

STRATCOM, Functional & Service Component Commands