It's an interesting idea, but not a very useable one. Since the end of the Cold War, a lot more information has become available, satellites in the 1970-1980s were vulnerable to EMP, there was even a fear of one side detonating a large nuke in the upper atmosphere in order to disable the other sides communications. With such a possible scenario, would the Project depend download of key communications by relying on such a link?
Microwave communications were also considered to be equally vulnerable at the time. While there is a possibility that the Project might include replacement equipment to restore a microwave link, again, would the command bases have depended on such a vulnerability?
IMHO the Project would have used radios in the UHF, VHF, LF and FM bands with encrypted voice as well as Morse code. These at least can be shielded from EMP.
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