Who Takes Over From Defense Secretary Gates If He Should Die Unexpectedly

Should Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates die unexpectedly, new succession rules are in force. Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

Obama Restores Former Pentagon Line of Succession -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — It is a morbid theme, but one that no superpower can ignore. So the Obama administration has quietly reviewed, and revised, the sequence in which Pentagon civilian officials would take command should Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates die unexpectedly, say in a surprise attack.

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My Comment: An interesting shifting of the flow chart on who succeeds who in the Pentagon ....but will it make an impact .... probably not.