National Security Capabilities
From World War II to 9/11, the chief threat to our constitutional form of government was viewed in terms of a nuclear exchange with the former Soviet Union. Since 9/11, leadership has recognized that lesser threats can impose severe consequences to continuity of government and that preparation for the "worst case" does not necessarily imply preparation for lesser cases of threat. As the U.S. government prepares for a new national security environment, APL has been sought to provide objective analysis for several national command issues. National security capabilities analysts and engineers develop systems and concepts of operations for complex command-and-control and persistent communications using cutting-edge technologies. These innovations are the result of our forging collaborative relationships with joint commands at all levels critical to national leadership and multinational alliances and coalition operations.