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Strategic Automated Command and Control System

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Description

The SAC Automated Command and Control System was the command and control system used to coordinate the operational functions of the Strategic Air Command. It consisted of three main parts:

  1. The Data Display System, which consisted of
    1. The Data Display Generators (film printers, character generators, etc)
    2. The Display Subsystem (projectors, control consoles)
  2. The Data Processing Central (or System), which consisted of redundant AN/FSQ-31V computers
  3. The Data Communication System, which consisted of
    1. The Electronic Data Transmission Control Center (EDTCC or just TCC)
    2. Encryption/Decryption Subsystem (Crypto)
    3. High Speed Data Transmission Equipment (Modems)

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