Quadrennial Defense Review

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The Quadrennial Defense Review was a periodic U.S. Department of Defense strategic planning report that assessed military priorities, capabilities, and force structure to guide long-term defense policy and resource decisions.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Defense strategic planning report
defense policy review
appliesTo Department of Defense budget planning
United States Armed Forces
contingency planning
force planning
country United States
defines force structure objectives
long-term defense priorities
modernization priorities
readiness goals
risk assessment for defense strategy
documentType planning guidance
strategic review
endTime 2014
frequency every four years
hasPurpose align force structure with strategy
assess military priorities
guide defense resource decisions
guide long-term defense policy
identify capability gaps
shape future military modernization
involves combatant commands
defense agencies
military services
language English
legalBasis National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
Title 10 of the United States Code
location Pentagon
mainSubject defense capabilities
defense resources
defense strategy
military force structure
national security policy
producedBy Joint Staff
Office of the Secretary of Defense
publisher United States Department of Defense
replacedBy Defense Strategy Review
National Defense Strategy
shortName QDR
startTime 1997
targetAudience United States Congress
national security policymakers
senior defense leaders
temporalScope 20-year planning horizon
usedFor capability development planning
force development decisions
programming and budgeting guidance

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Prompt Global Strike ("U.S. Quadrennial Defense Review documents")
mentionedIn
Base Realignment and Closure 2005 ("United States military transformation efforts of the 2000s")
partOf
National Defense Strategy of the United States
relatedDocument
Defense Planning Guidance
relatedTo
Quadrennial Defense Review ("Defense Strategy Review")
replacedBy

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