Sec. 1258. Plan to reduce the risks of miscalculation and unintended consequences that could precipitate a nuclear war
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Congress finds that— the Russian Federation has adopted a dangerous nuclear doctrine that includes a strategy of escalate to de-escalate , which could lower the threshold for Russian use of nuclear weapons in a regional conflict; and such nuclear doctrine exacerbates the risks of miscalculation and unintended consequences that could precipitate a nuclear war. Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, and the Commander of the United States European Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that includes options to reduce the risk of miscalculation and unintended consequences that could precipitate a nuclear war.
The plan required under this subsection shall include— an assessment of the value of military-to-military dialog to reduce such risk; and any other recommendations the Secretary determines to be appropriate.