Strategic Plans Division Force


Strategic Plans Division Force or is Pakistan's agency responsible for protection of its tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile and the strategic assets. It is the security branch of the National Command Authority, the department currently has 170 nuclear stockpiles and many strategic and tactical delivery systems, for target acquisition reconnaissance and surveillance BieDou satellite navigation system and many UAVs and UCAVs are used.

Role

The force's primary task is provision of security to country's strategic infrastructure such as nuclear and missile research and production sites, space installations etc such as, KRL, PAEC, NESCOM and SUPARCO.

Organization

The force is commanded by serving Lieutenant General of Pakistan Army who acts as Director General of Strategic Plans Division. There are four security directorates for each strategic organization and each directorate is led by Brigadier.
Initially, manpower for security of country's strategic assets was provided by Pakistan's Armed Forces but now SPD has started hiring its own personnel. The selection standards in terms of intelligence and physical standards for these candidates are even higher than army due to very sensitive nature of their duty. At start, these recruits were trained at Pakistan Army's training centers but since 2012 SPD has been training these recruits in its own academy known as Pakistan’s Centre of Excellence for Nuclear Security located in Chakri near Rawalpindi. This training facility is modeled on US National Nuclear Security Administration's academy.

Special Response Force

Special Response Force is the special forces unit of SPD Force with the strength of 25,000 personnel.

Weapons

SPD Force's primary weapons are G3, Type 56 and Type 81 assault rifles.

Director Generals SPD