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title: "NORTHCOM's three mission priorities"
description: "What the military focuses on once the homeland is a war zone."
canonical: https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/biological-war/northcoms-three-mission-priorities/
updated: 2026-11-03
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# NORTHCOM's three mission priorities

> What the military focuses on once the homeland is a war zone.

Annie Jacobsen's framework, from Biological War, pp. 227 to 292.

Framework 3 of 3 from [Biological War](https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/biological-war/index.md) by Annie Jacobsen. Category: Life and thinking.

## The steps

1. **Continuity of Government (COG).** Keep the government functioning by securing relocation and command sites.
2. **Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP).** Protect the spine of society: fuel, water, fibre-optic hubs, ports, airports.
3. **Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).** Move the medicine from secret depots to the states.

## Where it comes from

From chapter: Part V: Martial Law, pp. 227–292

## The animation

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