Sec. 1698. CONVENTIONAL PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE HYPERSONIC CAPABILITIES
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## SEC. 1698 CONVENTIONAL PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE HYPERSONIC CAPABILITIES ###
(a)Validated Requirements Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a validated requirement for ground-, sea-, or air-launched (or a combination thereof) conventional prompt global strike hypersonic capabilities. ###
(b)Report Not later than January 31, 2019, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains the following: ####
(1)A plan to deliver a conventional prompt global strike weapon system that— #####
(A)is in accordance with section 1693 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1791); and #####
(B)includes— ######
(i)options with cost estimates for accelerating the initial capability for such system; and ######
(ii)a description of policy decisions by the Secretary of Defense that are necessary to employ hypersonic offense capabilities from each potential launch platform of such system. ####
(2)Details with respect to the assessed level of ambiguity and misinterpretation risk relating to the conventional prompt global strike weapon system, including such potential risks associated with weapon ambiguity (including if adversary sensors are degraded), perceptions of the survivability of strategic nuclear forces, and likely adversary responses. ####
(3)A description of whether, when, and how the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy would address the risks identified under paragraph
(2)in developing and deploying the conventional prompt global strike weapon system and in developing the concept of operations for such system.
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CONVENTIONAL PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE HYPERSONIC CAPABILITIES
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