The National Defense Strategy (or NDS) is produced by the United States

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(OSD) and is signed by the

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as the

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's (DoD) capstone strategic guidance. The NDS translates and refines the National Security Strategy (NSS) (produced by the U.S. President's staff and signed by the President) into broad military guidance for military planning, military strategy, force posturing, force constructs, force modernization, etc. It is expected to be produced every four years and to be generally publicly available.

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, US Secretary of Defense, et. al
(27 Oct 2022) 2022 National Defense Strategy of the United States, including the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review, and the 2022 Missile Defense Review
80 pages: Unclassified. NDS (1st-32nd pages); NPR (33rd-62nd pages); MDR (63rd-80th pages) US Department of Defense
(28 Mar 2022) Fact Sheet: 2022 National Defense Strategy
2 page sketch NDS

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(4 Nov 2022) The 2022 National Defense Strategy: A conversation with Colin Kahl
2 hour discussion of NDS presented by the Brookings Institution CJCSI 5123.011
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(NMS), written by the

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and signed by its

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(CJCS). The NMS and NDS often agree, but since the CJCS's role is to give unfiltered military advice to the government, the NMS is also an opportunity for the CJCS to provide a contrary opinion, however rare. In any case, the NMS is a further refinement of the NDS to provide the U.S. military with more detailed guidance for theater campaign planning, modernization, force posturing, and force structure. Moreover, the NMS is often classified, while the NDS is generally not. According to a fact sheet from the Department of Defense the March 2022 version is classified, however an "unclassified NDS will be forthcoming". In 2018, the NDS became the sole successor to the

Quadrennial Defense Review The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) was a study by the United States Department of Defense that analyzes strategic objectives and potential military threats. The ''Quadrennial Defense Review Report'' was the main public document describing the Uni ...

(QDR). Saralyn Cruickshank (Jan 19, 2018) U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis outlines bold new national defense strategy at Johns Hopkins
#Updating nuclear command, control, and support infrastructure to better counter-attacks from U.S. adversaries #Prioritizing investments in space operations and capabilities #Integrating cyber defense into the full spectrum of military operations #Developing information systems that support the military's tactical operations, strategic planning, and intelligence gathering In 2022, the NDS was released on October 27 along with the Missile Defense Review (MDR) and

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(NPR). ''See

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National Defense Strategy, 2005

National Defense Strategy, 2008

National Defense Strategy, 2018

National Defense Strategy, 2022unclassified fact sheet
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