National Defense Strategy of the United States

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United States national security policy document defense strategy

The National Defense Strategy of the United States is a high-level policy document that outlines the Department of Defense’s priorities, objectives, and approaches for protecting U.S. national security and guiding military planning and resource allocation.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Guidance for the Employment of the Force	3
2005 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America	1
2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America	1
2022 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America	1
National Defense Strategy	1
U.S. National Defense Strategy	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States national security policy document ⓘ defense strategy ⓘ
2018Emphasis	great‑power competition ⓘ lethality of the joint force ⓘ reforming the Department of Defense ⓘ strengthening alliances and attracting new partners ⓘ
2018Focus	long‑term strategic competition with China and Russia ⓘ
2022AdditionalChallenge	Russia ⓘ surface form: Russian Federation
2022Focus	building enduring advantages ⓘ campaigning ⓘ integrated deterrence ⓘ
2022PriorityThreat	China ⓘ surface form: People’s Republic of China
audience	Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: Department of Defense leadership U.S. allies and partners ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ combatant commands ⓘ defense agencies ⓘ military services ⓘ
classification	primarily classified with an unclassified summary ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defines	alliances and partnerships priorities ⓘ capability development priorities ⓘ defense objectives ⓘ defense priorities ⓘ deterrence posture ⓘ force planning guidance ⓘ global posture priorities ⓘ risk management framework ⓘ strategic approach for the U.S. military ⓘ warfighting concepts ⓘ
firstPublicVersion	National Defense Strategy of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2005 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America
legalBasis	Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 ⓘ Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
notableVersion	National Defense Strategy of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America National Defense Strategy of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2022 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America
predecessor	Defense Planning Guidance ⓘ
publisher	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
purpose	align military activities with national security objectives ⓘ communicate U.S. defense priorities to domestic and international audiences ⓘ guide development of the defense program and budget ⓘ
relatedDocument	National Defense Authorization Acts ⓘ surface form: National Defense Authorization Act National Military Strategy ⓘ surface form: National Military Strategy of the United States National Security Strategy of the United States ⓘ Nuclear Posture Review ⓘ Quadrennial Defense Review ⓘ
replaces	Joint Strategic Planning System ⓘ surface form: Strategic Planning Guidance
responsibleAgency	Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
responsibleOfficial	United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Defense
scope	force development ⓘ military planning ⓘ national defense policy ⓘ resource allocation ⓘ
timeHorizon	multi‑year planning period ⓘ
updateFrequency	periodic ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan → basedOn → National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guidance for the Employment of the Force

National Military Strategy → basedOn → National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ

National Defense Strategy of the United States → firstPublicVersion → National Defense Strategy of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2005 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America

NSS → guides → National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: National Security Strategy of the United States

National Security Strategy of the United States → influences → National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ

National Defense Strategy of the United States → notableVersion → National Defense Strategy of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America

National Defense Strategy of the United States → notableVersion → National Defense Strategy of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2022 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America

United States national security apparatus → policyInstrument → National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ

Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan → relatedTo → National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guidance for the Employment of the Force

National Intelligence Strategy → relatedTo → National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ

Nuclear Posture Review → relatedTo → National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. National Defense Strategy

Unified Command Plan → relatedTo → National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guidance for the Employment of the Force

Quadrennial Defense Review → replacedBy → National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Defense Strategy