Sec. 1514. Assessment of updated force sizing requirements

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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy that enables the United States to concurrently— achieve the nuclear employment objectives of the President against any adversary that conducts a strategic attack against the United States or its allies; hold at risk all classes of adversary targets described in the nuclear weapons employment guidance issued by the President as of the date of the enactment of this Act; defend against simultaneous aggression by two near-peer nuclear-armed competitors; and provide a credible defense against limited long-range strikes against the United States homeland.

The strategy required by subsection

(a)shall include the following elements: An assessment of the quantities and types of forces necessary to implement such strategy. Pursuant to section 491 of title 10, United States Code, a description of the classes of targets necessary to hold at risk via nuclear forces in order to achieve the requirements of the United States Strategic Command and the deterrence and assurance objectives of the United States. A projection of the planned growth in potential target quantities due to the expansion and diversification of likely adversary capabilities during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. A comparison of the quantities and various employment options available in the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States since January 1, 1991, and options that are expected to be available during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. An assessment of the impact of delays in ongoing or planned modernization of nuclear, missile defense, space, or conventional long-range strike programs of the United States. Any other factors the Secretary or the Chairman believe pertinent for assessing force sizing requirements. The strategy required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in classified form and shall include a unclassified summary.