The Commander of NORAD/NORTHCOM is directly in the "Senior Authority" chain. "Senior Authority" means the authority to release the use of nuclear weapons.
The Senior Authority Chain of Command looks like this:
#1 Commander in Chief (POTUS);
#2 Vice President if POTUS is incapacitated, dead or missing (assuming VP is sworn in as POTUS);
#3 Secretary of Defense (if #1 and #2 are incapacitated, dead, or missing;
#4 The Commanding general of the North American Defense Command (NORAD) if #1,#2, #3 are incapacitated, dead, or missing;
#5 Commanding Generals of major Overseas Commands if #1, #2, #3, #4 are incapacitated, dead, or missing -- or if #4 delegates that authority to them on a case-by-case basis.
#6 Director of Homeland Security if #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 incapacitated, dead, or missing or in case of a Total Government Decapitation (think possibility of D.C. being nuked during State of the Union and simultaneous destruction or disabling of NORAD HQ under Cheyenne Mountain.
Important Note: The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director of the Joint Staff, and the usual gaggle of horse-holders, sword-carriers and Speaker of The House are not included.
context added. NORTHCOM commander is 4th in line if top 3 are taken out of play.
Promotion from DJS to NORTHCOM command, effectively jumps VanHerck from outside the top levels of COC during national emergency to 4th in line, a few months prior to Presidential Election foreign elements are purportedly known to be attempting to rig and steal.
Suggestion? Unknown.
Speculation: Someone wanted VanHerck in the COC. Query, who has the power to assign Command of NORTHCOM to a 4 Star General? POTUS? VPOTUS? SEC DEF? All of the Above? Unknown, more info needed.
context added, Sec Def Assigns Major Commands to General Officers.
Sec Def as of August 20th 2020: Mark Esper (Republican)
Term Length: 1 year 109 days (previously served additional acting term from June 24th 2019 through July 15th 2019 21 days, replaced by Richard V. Spencer served acting term of 8 days Esper then took over) term served from July 23rd 2019 through November 9th 2020.
Speculation: Phrasing of Election theft as an act of war suggests intent to create pretext for Insurrection act Invocation.
Invocation would enable a "statutory exception" to the Posse Comitatus Act which limits the use of military personnel under federal command for law enforcement purposes within the United States.
Act would empower POTUS to deploy US military and federalized national guard to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, and/or rebellion.
Important note; Insurrection act comes with a requirement, POTUS must make a public proclamation ordering the insurgents to disperse. Unknown if this has already been done.
Per Wikipedia: The Act empowers the U.S. president to call into service the U.S. Armed Forces and the National Guard:
-when requested by a state's legislature, or governor if the legislature cannot be convened, to address an insurrection against that state (inability of state government to convene? relevant?)
-to address an insurrection, in any state, which makes it impracticable to enforce the law (Defunding of police, Invalidation of Qualified Immunity? Anti-Police action taking place Country-wide? Pretext?) or
-to address an insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination or conspiracy, in any state, which results in the deprivation of constitutionally secured rights, and where the state is unable, fails, or refuses to protect said rights (overriding state government if constitutionally secured rights are infringed? push for gun control? Mandatory vaccination? Vaccine ID/passports? Social Media/MSM censorship? Antifa/BLM assaults, murders, and riots being supported, aided and/or abetted by local government officials?)
Query; were these conditions already demonstrably and irrefutably met prior to 2020 Presidential Election?
Query: is there irrefutable proof the Insurrection act was/was not invoked before the Presidential Election?
current commander: Glen D. VanHerck per Wikipedia.
Previously held position of Director of Joint Staff.
Role responsibilities per Wikipedia: assistance of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Role Responsibilities of JCOS: Advisory of Sec Def. and POTUS per Wikipedia.
Does DJS also advise POTUS directly or only JCOS?
Glen D. VanHerck: Major General (2 star) US Air Force as of August 21st, 2019, promoted to DJS, Office held for 37 days, retained for additional 328 days from Sept 27th 2019, through August 20th 2020, promoted to LT General (3 star) sept 27th 2019, promoted to General(4 star) August 20th 2020.
Anon posts "Why is this commander so important in a state of national emergency?" Most obvious reason: Consolidation of Command Chain under single branch in a location defensively hardened against attack, preserving unity of command.
Anon posts "If the DJS becomes the commander of NORTHCOM immediately afterwards in the month before the foreseen foreign theft of the US Presidential Election (An Act of War) and 3 months before the inauguration would that be significant?"
Unknown, lack contextual information regarding VanHerck.
Known Info: Glen D. VanHerck Assumed Command of NORTHCOM August 20th 2020 same date as promotion to 4 star general.
Date of Presidential Election: Nov 3rd, 2020 (75 days between) "in the Month before the foreseen foreign theft" VanHerck did not assume command in October per Wikipedia.
Bad info? Phrasing? Unknown, more information needed.
What if the military foresaw the shshow that is Biden, but instead of doing anything about the corruption and lawlessness, the military ramps up conspiracy theories about coups (against the Dems), Trump staying in control, etc. as a misinformation campaign aimed at foreign governments to prevent those foreign governments from going kinetic during the Biden shshow? Would the situation look any different than what has come fourth the last six months?
clarification needed. would it look any different if the military foresaw the mess Biden would lead to?/would it look any different if the military failed to foresee?
Kinetic warfare? Grounds for formal declaration of war/informal escalation to Kinetic warfare by foreign nations? Unknown, more info needed.
Speculation: Pretext for escalation to kinetic warfare, a (perceived) direct attack by US? Foreign Elements would have to think/know they are under attack by US? Suggests Aim of misinformation is to make current state between foreign nations and US sufficiently vague to invalidate escalation to Kinetic Warfare for indefinite period of time?
Motivation for such an action? Ongoing sensitive operations compromised/eliminated/fail should kinetic warfare break out? Black-Ops? Covert Ops? National misinformation operation keeping foreign governments guessing/unaware/unable to react? Unknown, knowledge of Black-Ops/Covert-Ops needed (unattainable without top security clearance?)
Speculation: Assume US Military has obtained irrefutable proof of foreign interference in US presidential Election, sufficient to alter outcome. Previously Covert Election rig becomes Overt, and is labeled an act of war. US has now accused a foreign nation of an act of war.
Legal Definition of an Act of War, Per uslegal.com: "An act of war is an action by one country against another with an intention to provoke a war or an action that occurs during a declared war or armed conflict between military forces of any origin. The loss or damage caused due to such conflicts are excluded from insurance coverage except for life assurances."
Definition suggests to be Legally labeled as an act of war, direct intent by foreign nation to provoke war, or acts of war between military forces of any origin must be proven.
Speculation: Assume US Military has obtained irrefutable proof sufficient to legally label the rig as an act of war. How would US respond? Declare war? Sanctions? Proportionate response? What is proportionate to attempting to rig the election of a Country's Commander in Chief?
The Commander of NORAD/NORTHCOM is directly in the "Senior Authority" chain. "Senior Authority" means the authority to release the use of nuclear weapons.
The Senior Authority Chain of Command looks like this:
#1 Commander in Chief (POTUS);
#2 Vice President if POTUS is incapacitated, dead or missing (assuming VP is sworn in as POTUS);
#3 Secretary of Defense (if #1 and #2 are incapacitated, dead, or missing;
#4 The Commanding general of the North American Defense Command (NORAD) if #1,#2, #3 are incapacitated, dead, or missing;
#5 Commanding Generals of major Overseas Commands if #1, #2, #3, #4 are incapacitated, dead, or missing -- or if #4 delegates that authority to them on a case-by-case basis.
#6 Director of Homeland Security if #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 incapacitated, dead, or missing or in case of a Total Government Decapitation (think possibility of D.C. being nuked during State of the Union and simultaneous destruction or disabling of NORAD HQ under Cheyenne Mountain.
Important Note: The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director of the Joint Staff, and the usual gaggle of horse-holders, sword-carriers and Speaker of The House are not included.
context added. NORTHCOM commander is 4th in line if top 3 are taken out of play.
Promotion from DJS to NORTHCOM command, effectively jumps VanHerck from outside the top levels of COC during national emergency to 4th in line, a few months prior to Presidential Election foreign elements are purportedly known to be attempting to rig and steal.
Suggestion? Unknown.
Speculation: Someone wanted VanHerck in the COC. Query, who has the power to assign Command of NORTHCOM to a 4 Star General? POTUS? VPOTUS? SEC DEF? All of the Above? Unknown, more info needed.
Secretary of Defense controls assignment of Joint Forces General Officers to Major Commands.
POTUS may have a say, but VP has none. Doubtful in this case that VP even knew about appointment.
All of these positions are reserved for "political" generals. Whose lapdogs they are, I don't know. Infer all you want.
context added, Sec Def Assigns Major Commands to General Officers.
Sec Def as of August 20th 2020: Mark Esper (Republican)
Term Length: 1 year 109 days (previously served additional acting term from June 24th 2019 through July 15th 2019 21 days, replaced by Richard V. Spencer served acting term of 8 days Esper then took over) term served from July 23rd 2019 through November 9th 2020.
State of Residence: Virginia
Speculation: Phrasing of Election theft as an act of war suggests intent to create pretext for Insurrection act Invocation.
Invocation would enable a "statutory exception" to the Posse Comitatus Act which limits the use of military personnel under federal command for law enforcement purposes within the United States.
Act would empower POTUS to deploy US military and federalized national guard to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, and/or rebellion.
Important note; Insurrection act comes with a requirement, POTUS must make a public proclamation ordering the insurgents to disperse. Unknown if this has already been done.
Per Wikipedia: The Act empowers the U.S. president to call into service the U.S. Armed Forces and the National Guard:
-when requested by a state's legislature, or governor if the legislature cannot be convened, to address an insurrection against that state (inability of state government to convene? relevant?)
-to address an insurrection, in any state, which makes it impracticable to enforce the law (Defunding of police, Invalidation of Qualified Immunity? Anti-Police action taking place Country-wide? Pretext?) or
-to address an insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination or conspiracy, in any state, which results in the deprivation of constitutionally secured rights, and where the state is unable, fails, or refuses to protect said rights (overriding state government if constitutionally secured rights are infringed? push for gun control? Mandatory vaccination? Vaccine ID/passports? Social Media/MSM censorship? Antifa/BLM assaults, murders, and riots being supported, aided and/or abetted by local government officials?)
Query; were these conditions already demonstrably and irrefutably met prior to 2020 Presidential Election?
Query: is there irrefutable proof the Insurrection act was/was not invoked before the Presidential Election?
I believe Trumps video that twatter shut off did the trick. People were told to disperse peacefully and return to their homes. That should've done it.
clarification; The commander of USNORTHCOM is responsible for theater security cooperation with Canada, Mexico, and The Bahamas.
NORTHCOM/NORAD HQ'd at Peterson AFB.
current commander: Glen D. VanHerck per Wikipedia.
Previously held position of Director of Joint Staff.
Role responsibilities per Wikipedia: assistance of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Role Responsibilities of JCOS: Advisory of Sec Def. and POTUS per Wikipedia.
Does DJS also advise POTUS directly or only JCOS?
Glen D. VanHerck: Major General (2 star) US Air Force as of August 21st, 2019, promoted to DJS, Office held for 37 days, retained for additional 328 days from Sept 27th 2019, through August 20th 2020, promoted to LT General (3 star) sept 27th 2019, promoted to General(4 star) August 20th 2020.
Anon posts "Why is this commander so important in a state of national emergency?" Most obvious reason: Consolidation of Command Chain under single branch in a location defensively hardened against attack, preserving unity of command.
Anon posts "If the DJS becomes the commander of NORTHCOM immediately afterwards in the month before the foreseen foreign theft of the US Presidential Election (An Act of War) and 3 months before the inauguration would that be significant?"
Unknown, lack contextual information regarding VanHerck.
Known Info: Glen D. VanHerck Assumed Command of NORTHCOM August 20th 2020 same date as promotion to 4 star general.
Date of Presidential Election: Nov 3rd, 2020 (75 days between) "in the Month before the foreseen foreign theft" VanHerck did not assume command in October per Wikipedia.
Bad info? Phrasing? Unknown, more information needed.
What if the military foresaw the shshow that is Biden, but instead of doing anything about the corruption and lawlessness, the military ramps up conspiracy theories about coups (against the Dems), Trump staying in control, etc. as a misinformation campaign aimed at foreign governments to prevent those foreign governments from going kinetic during the Biden shshow? Would the situation look any different than what has come fourth the last six months?
clarification needed. would it look any different if the military foresaw the mess Biden would lead to?/would it look any different if the military failed to foresee?
Kinetic warfare? Grounds for formal declaration of war/informal escalation to Kinetic warfare by foreign nations? Unknown, more info needed.
Speculation: Pretext for escalation to kinetic warfare, a (perceived) direct attack by US? Foreign Elements would have to think/know they are under attack by US? Suggests Aim of misinformation is to make current state between foreign nations and US sufficiently vague to invalidate escalation to Kinetic Warfare for indefinite period of time?
Motivation for such an action? Ongoing sensitive operations compromised/eliminated/fail should kinetic warfare break out? Black-Ops? Covert Ops? National misinformation operation keeping foreign governments guessing/unaware/unable to react? Unknown, knowledge of Black-Ops/Covert-Ops needed (unattainable without top security clearance?)
Speculation: Assume US Military has obtained irrefutable proof of foreign interference in US presidential Election, sufficient to alter outcome. Previously Covert Election rig becomes Overt, and is labeled an act of war. US has now accused a foreign nation of an act of war.
Legal Definition of an Act of War, Per uslegal.com: "An act of war is an action by one country against another with an intention to provoke a war or an action that occurs during a declared war or armed conflict between military forces of any origin. The loss or damage caused due to such conflicts are excluded from insurance coverage except for life assurances."
Definition suggests to be Legally labeled as an act of war, direct intent by foreign nation to provoke war, or acts of war between military forces of any origin must be proven.
Speculation: Assume US Military has obtained irrefutable proof sufficient to legally label the rig as an act of war. How would US respond? Declare war? Sanctions? Proportionate response? What is proportionate to attempting to rig the election of a Country's Commander in Chief?