Introduction to National Security Strategy Documents

Introduction to National Security Strategy Documents

TSDM 10Dr. Coty Keller

Strategy Documents in TSDM Course

• Part 1 – TSDM Session 10– National Security Strategy (NSS)– National Defense Strategy (NDS)– Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)– President’s new (Jan 2012) Defense Planning Guidance

• Part 2- TSDM Session 11– National Military Strategy (NMS)– Maritime Strategy

• Part 3 – TSDM Sessions 13 & 14 – QDR in Force Planning– New (Jan 2012) SecDef budget guidance in Resource

Allocation Process

04/22/23 2NWC/TSDM-10 Dr. Coty Keller

1986 Goldwater-Nichols ActRequired the President to submit an annual national security strategy report to the Congress that includes a “comprehensive description and discussion” of:

• The “worldwide interests, goals and objectives” of the United States • The “foreign policy, worldwide commitments, and national defense capabilities” necessary to implement the strategy • The short-term and long-term uses of the political, economic, military, and other elements of national power • The adequacy of U.S. capabilities to carry out the strategy


Aligned Strategies

National Security National Security StrategyStrategy

• National Interests, National Interests, Goals & PrioritiesGoals & Priorities

• Integrating Integrating Instruments of Instruments of National PowerNational Power

• National Security ObjectivesNational Security Objectives

National Security National Security StrategyStrategy

• National Interests, National Interests, Goals & PrioritiesGoals & Priorities

• Integrating Integrating Instruments of Instruments of National PowerNational Power

• National Security ObjectivesNational Security Objectives

U.S. Government

National DefenseNational DefenseStrategy

•Strategic Objectives

•How We Will Accomplish Objectives

• Implementation Guidelines

•Strategic Risk Mgmt

National DefenseNational DefenseStrategy

•Strategic Objectives

•How We Will Accomplish Objectives

• Implementation Guidelines

•Strategic Risk Mgmt

National MilitaryNational MilitaryStrategyStrategy

• Military ObjectivesMilitary Objectives

• Desired Attributes, Functions & Desired Attributes, Functions & CapabilitiesCapabilities

• Joint Vision for Future Joint Vision for Future WarfightingWarfighting

National MilitaryNational MilitaryStrategyStrategy

• Military ObjectivesMilitary Objectives

• Desired Attributes, Functions & Desired Attributes, Functions & CapabilitiesCapabilities

• Joint Vision for Future Joint Vision for Future WarfightingWarfighting

Geo-Political/Geo-Economic

Political-Military

Military-OperationalArmed Forces

Department of Defense


Timing Issues• In a perfect world the national level strategy documents are nested,

with all of them providing a common thread to integrate and synchronize the planning and activities of the Joint Staff, combatant commands, Services and combat support agencies.

• The thought process, and timing would start with the NSS, and flow to the NDS > NMS > Maritime Strategy. But, the current NDS was written under the Bush administration in 2008 while the current 2010 QDR was published before the latest NSS. Consequently, there is some discontinuity among the three documents that might warrant some consideration.

• This situation (document timing out of sync) is not unusual.


One Time Special Documents • In January 2012, the President and SecDef signed a new

Defense Planning Guidance (DPG), with a title of Sustaining US Global Leadership: priorities for the 21st Century. – Serves as a update to the NSS– Additional reading for TSDM session 10

• SecDef issued new Budget Guidance in the wake of the January 2012 DPG. – Titled Defense Budget Priorities and Choices– May be viewed as an update of the QDR which outlines force

structure, modernization and other budget guidance thru 2017. QDR ties resources to strategy

– Additional Reading for TSDM Session 13 & 14 (Resource Allocation and Force Planning)


Consolidating Strategic Planning Process & Documents

UNCLASSIFIED

National Military Strategy (NMS)National Military Strategy (NMS)

National Defense Strategy (NDS)National Defense Strategy (NDS)

National Security Strategy (NSS)National Security Strategy (NSS)

EmployEmploythe Force the Force

ManageManagethe Forcethe Force

DevelopDevelopthe Forcethe Force

Guidance for Development Guidance for Development of the Force (GDF) / (Now DPPG)of the Force (GDF) / (Now DPPG)

CJCS Risk AssessmentCJCS Risk Assessment

Joint Strategic CapabilitiesJoint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP)Plan (JSCP)

Guidance for Employment Guidance for Employment of the Force (GEF)of the Force (GEF)

Global Force Mgmt (GFM) Guidance DocumentGlobal Force Mgmt (GFM) Guidance Document

Unified Command PlanUnified Command Plan

ContingencyPlanning Guidance

SecurityCooperation

Guidance

GlobalPosture

Guidance

NuclearWeaponsPlanningGuidance

Science & Technology Guidance

Analytic Agenda Guidance

Joint Concepts &

Experiment. Guidance

GlobalForce Mgmt

Guidance

StrategicPlanning Guidance

Transfor-mation

Planning Guidance

GlobalPosture

Guidance

Human Capital

Strategy

Introduction to National Security Strategy Documents

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