The 2018 National Defense Strategy: Fact Sheet

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Abstract:

On January 19, 2018, Secretary of Defense Mattis released the unclassified summary of the Department of Defense's (DOD's) first congressionally mandated National Defense Strategy (NDS). In addition to stating DOD's approach to contending with current and emerging national security challenges, the NDS is also intended to articulate the overall strategic rationale for programs and priorities contained within the FY2019-FY2023 budget requests. Overall, the document maintains that the strategic environment in which the United States must operate is one characterized by the erosion of the rules-based international order, which has produced a degree of strategic complexity and volatility not seen "in recent memory" (p. 1). As a result, the document argues, the United States must bolster its competitive military advantage - which the NDS sees as having eroded in recent decades - relative to the threats posed by China and Russia. It further maintains that "inter-state strategic competition, not terrorism, is now the primary concern in U.S. national security".

Author(s):
Mcinnis, Kathleen J.
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Research Note
Publication Date:
2018 Feb 05
Pagination:
5

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
C4I
Descriptor(s):
national security, congress, department of defense, security, united states, united states government, climate change, unmanned systems, cold war, governments, international organizations, international security, software prototyping, environment, lethality, north korea
Keyword(s):
nds(National Defense Strategy), qdr(Quadrennial Defense Review)
Subject Categories:
Behavioral and Social Sciences; Military Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 May 31
Update Date:
2022 Jul 08