The Presidential Successor Support System (PSSS or PS-cubed) is part of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

Continuity of Government Continuity of government (COG) is the principle of establishing defined procedures that allow a government to continue its essential operations in case of a catastrophic event such as nuclear war. COG was developed by the British government befo ...

(COG) programs. Considered one of many "black programs," (i.e. Special Access Programs), very few details have come to light about it. PSSS was run by the

National Program Office The National Program Office (NPO) was an office of the United States Government, established to ensure continuity of government in the event of a national disaster. The NPO was established by a secret executive order (National Security Decision ...

. The

was established in 1982, by National Security Decision Directive 55, ''Enduring National Leadership.''History Commons: "Context of 'September 14, 1982: President Reagan Orders Overhaul of Secret Emergency Plans'"
/ref> Prior presidential administrations had different ways of dealing with the problem of leadership decapitation. President Eisenhower designated tenCONELRAD: "The Eisenhower Ten"
/ref> captains of industry to take control of war-time organizations to help the country reconstitute itself. The existence of the Eisenhower Ten was accidentally found by the incoming

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

administration in 1961.

External links

Youtube.com: "CNN Special Assignment: The Doomsday Plan," Part 2Youtube.com: "CNN Special Assignment: The Doomsday Plan," Part 3Youtube.com: "CNN Special Assignment: The Doomsday Plan," Part 4

References

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