Module 2.1 - Establishing the National Strategy & Priorities Flashcards
It is the President’s principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with the senior national security advisors and cabinet officials
National Security Council, established by the National Security Act of 1947
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director of the National Intelligence
National Security Council Statutory Advisors
- President of the United States
- Vice President
- Secretary of Defense
- Secretary of State
- Secretary of Energy
- Secretary of Treasury
Principal members of the National Security Council
- Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
- Chief of Staff to the President
- Counsel to the President
- Representative of the USA to the United Nations
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- Other cabinet and selected Government officials at the President’s Request
Standing Participants on the National Security Council
Emerges from the National Security Council, it sets forth the posture of the United States; global and regional trends; and the United States’ political, economical, and defense strategies.
The National Security Strategy (NSS)
National Defense Strategy
National Military Strategy
Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support
Defense Security Strategy (DoD Security Strategy)
The _____ _____ ______ is developed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to address the DoD Strategic Plan that require a ______ response.
National Military Strategy…, military….
Who develops the National Military Strategy?
The Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff
What is contained in the National Military Strategy?
- Recommended national military objectives
- Recommended fiscally constrained force level
- Military and force options
- Risk assessment of the recommended strategy, forces, and military options
Who prepares the Strategy Homeland Defense and Civil Support (SHD&CS)?
The SECDEF
What is the purpose of the SHD&CS?
To focus on demands on the Department of Defense concerning direct threats to the United States and support of civil authorities.
The _____ also addresses sharing experience and technology between military and civil authorities and sharing international lessons and experience with Federal, state, and local authorities.
SHD&CS
