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class="title"> <span id="dnn_ctr62495_dnnTitle_titleLabel" class="Head">National Security Strategy</span> </h2> <div id="dnn_ctr62495_ContentPane"><div id="dnn_ctr62495_ModuleContent" class="DNNModuleContent ModLiveHTMLC"> <div id="LiveHTMLWrapper62495" class="livehtml"><p _rdeditor_temp="1"><span style="color:#000000;"> The National Security Strategy (NSS) is a report mandated by Section 603 of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-433). The NSS has been transmitted annually since 1987, but frequently reports come in late or not at all. The NSS is to be sent from the President to Congress in order to communicate the executive branch’s national security vision to the legislative branch. The NSS provides discussion on proposed uses of all facets of U.S. power needed to achieve the nation’s security goals. The report is obligated to include a discussion of the United States’ international interests, commitments, objectives, and policies, along with defense capabilities necessary to deter threats and implement U.S. security plans.</span></p> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border: 1px solid #1f497d; width: 100%; vertical-align: top;"> <colgroup> <col /> <col /> <col /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> National Security Strategy of the United States<br />  </strong> January 1987</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> National Security Strategy of the United States</strong><br />  January 1988</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> <strong>National Security Strategy of the United States</strong><br />  March 1990</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="115" style="border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="104" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1987.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" width="80" /></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> </td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=lNzbifmEQcc%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> <td height="115" style="border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="104" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1988.jpg" width="80" /></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> </td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=2t9YdpS_kE4%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> <td height="115" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1990.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></span></td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=dkaIyXbVntc%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President Ronald Reagan</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President Ronald Reagan</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President George H.W. Bush</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: #1f497d; width: 100%; vertical-align: top;"> <colgroup> <col /> <col /> <col /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> National Security Strategy of the United States</strong><br />  August 1991</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> National Security Strategy of the United States</strong><br />  January 1993</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>A National Security Strategy of Engagement<br />  and Enlargement<br />  </strong>July 1994</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="115" style="border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="104" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1991.jpg" style="border: 0px solid #000000;" width="80" /></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> </td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=75hQhr8W4p4%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> <td height="115" style="border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="104" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1993.jpg" width="80" /></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> </td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=8DVHFDR4VnE%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> <td height="115" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1994.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></span></td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=5rxpKJansaQ%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President George H.W. Bush</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President George H.W. Bush</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President William Clinton</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: #1f497d; width: 100%; vertical-align: top;"> <colgroup> <col /> <col /> <col /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> A National Security Strategy of Engagement<br />  and Enlargement</strong><br />  February 1995</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> A National Security Strategy of Engagement<br />  and Enlargement</strong><br />  February 1996</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> A National Security Strategy for a New Century</strong><br />  May 1997</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="115" style="border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="104" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1995.jpg" style="border: 0px solid #000000;" width="80" /></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> </td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=AugcjIDRhPk%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> <td height="115" style="border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="104" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1996.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" width="80" /></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> </td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=uR0RBtWzJOc%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> <td height="115" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1997.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></span></td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=AT2OuxrhV4k%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President William Clinton</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President William Clinton</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President William Clinton</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: #1f497d; width: 100%; vertical-align: top;"> <colgroup> <col /> <col /> <col /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> A National Security Strategy for a New Century</strong><br />  October 1998</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> A National Security Strategy for a New Century</strong><br />  December 1999</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> A National Security Strategy for a Global Age</strong><br />  December 2000</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="115" style="border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="104" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1998.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" width="80" /></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> </td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=f6O9EzpOtB0%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> <td height="115" style="border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="104" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS1999.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" width="80" /></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> </td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=z0Ccms4yYYI%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> <td height="115" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS2000.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></span></td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=j62D2rp4uJs%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President William Clinton</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President William Clinton</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President William Clinton</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: #1f497d; width: 100%; vertical-align: top;"> <colgroup> <col /> <col /> <col /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> The National Security Strategy of the United States<br />  of America</strong><br />  September 2002</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> The National Security Strategy of the United States<br />  of America</strong><br />  March 2006</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="33%"> <p><strong>National Security Strategy of the United States of America</strong></p> <p>May 2010</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="115" style="border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="104" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS2002.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" width="80" /></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> </td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=vGEKP5eXB3A%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> <td height="115" style="border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="104" src="/portals/70/Images/nss/NSS2006.jpg" style="border: 0px solid #000000;" width="80" /></span></p> <div align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></p> </td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="17%"><a href="/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=J3OozsNcjLI%3d&tabid=9115&portalid=70&mid=20231"><span style="color: #000000;"><img alt="" height="30" src="/portals/70/Images/download.jpg" width="30" /> Full Volume</span></a></td> <td height="115" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d;" width="17%"><strong><img alt="" src="/Portals/70/Images/nss/NSS2010.jpg?ver=5uHuislaQ6FnKzLnuSebvg%3d%3d" style="width: 80px; height: 104px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" title="" /></strong></td> <td height="115" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="17%"><img alt="" src="/Portals/70/Images/download.jpg?ver=0vcr8U57J_z69BrGN8ov8w%3d%3d" style="width: 30px; height: 30px;" title="" /> <a href="/Portals/70/Documents/nss/NSS2010.pdf?ver=Zt7IeSPX2uNQt00_7wq6Hg%3d%3d">Full Volume</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; 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Bush</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid;" width="33%"><span style="color: #000000;"> President George W. Bush</span></td> <td colspan="2" height="50" style="border-right-color: #1f497d; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: none;" width="33%">President Barack H. 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