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The National Security Strategy of the United States of America is a document prepared periodically by the executive branch of the government of the United States which outlines the major national security concerns of the United States and how the administration plans to deal with them. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The National Security Strategy of the United States (NSS) is a comprehensive report to Congress laying out the broad strategic vision of the President of the United States, the legal foundation of which is spelled out in the Goldwater-Nichols Act(1). ... Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law. ... Security measures taken to protect the Houses of Parliament in London, England. ...

The National Security Strategy of the United States were once classified, with the documents being kept secret until their declassification years after their release. In more recent years, however, the United States government has changed its policy and now the National Security Strategy documents are released publicly as soon as they are completed. A typical classified document. ...

Historical National Security Strategies

The most famous historical National Security Strategy was NSC-68. Prepared in 1950, this document recommended that the United States adopt a policy of containment to stop the spread of Soviet Communism, thus setting the stage for the strategy of the United States during the Cold War. NSC 68 was a policy paper written by the National Security Council for President Harry Truman providing a comprehensive analysis of the capabilities of the Soviet Union and of the United States of America from military, economic, political and psychological standpoints. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Containment refers to the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Official language None; Russian (de facto) Capital Moscow Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km²  ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July 1991) 13. ... Communism is a movement based on the ideals of communal ownership of property and means of production. ... For the generic term for a high-tension rivalry between countries, see cold war (war). ...

The current National Security Strategy

The latest National Security Strategy was issued on September 17, 2002 in the midst of controversy over the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive war which is contained in it. It also contains the Hertz doctrine of military pre-eminence as well as a new initiative to provide substantial foreign aid to countries that are moving towards Western-style democracy, "freedom", as it is styled in the document. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bush Doctrine refers to the set of revised foreign policies adopted by the President of the United States George W. Bush in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. ... The Bush administration doctrine of military preeminence (informally called the Hertz doctrine--see below for coinage) is a name given to the foreign policy doctrine of maintaining United States military pre-eminence. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with development aid. ...

The Bush doctrine emerges in the context of moving from the old Cold War doctrine of deterrence to a pro-active attempt to adjust polity to the realities of the current situation where the threat is just as likely to come from a terrorist group such as al-Qaeda as from a nation state such as Iraq. For the generic term for a high-tension rivalry between countries, see cold war (war). ... Mutual assured destruction (MAD) is the doctrine of military strategy in which a full scale use of nuclear weapons by one of two opposing sides would result in the destruction of both the attacker and the defender. ... Terror attack in Jerusalem The word terrorism is controversial, with no universally agreed definition. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...

The document also treats AIDS as a threat to national security, promising substantial efforts to combat its spread and devastating effects. The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV positive and people living with AIDS. The Red Ribbon was created by the late New York-based painter Frank Moore. ...

External links

• Text of the current National Security Strategy of the United States