CHAPTER 24-NUCLEAR POSTURE
491.
Nuclear weapons employment strategy of the United States: reports on modification of strategy.
492.
Biennial assessment and report on the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system.
492a.
Annual report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system.
492b.
Biannual briefing on nuclear weapons and related activities.
493.
Reports to Congress on the modification of the force structure for the strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems of the United States.
493a.
Industrial base monitoring for B–21 and Sentinel programs.
494.
Nuclear force reductions.
495.
Strategic delivery systems.
496.
Consideration of expansion of nuclear forces of other countries.
497.
Notification required for reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of nuclear forces based in Europe.
497a.
Notification required for reduction or consolidation of dual-capable aircraft based in Europe.
498.
Unilateral change in nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States.
499.
Annual assessment of cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control system.
499a.
Collection, storage, and sharing of data relating to nuclear security enterprise and nuclear forces.
499b.
Participation in United States Strategic Command strategic deterrence exercises.
499c.
Portfolio management framework for nuclear forces.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022-
Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title XVI, §§1631, 1632, 1634(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2934
, 2938, added items 492b, 493a, and 499c.
2021-
Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVI, §1631, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2089
, added item 499b.
2019-
Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVI, §1665(c)(2), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1774
, added item 492a.
2017-
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVI, §§1651(b), 1652(b), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1757
, 1758, added items 499 and 499a.
2013-
Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title X, §1051(b)(2), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 859
, added item 497a.
Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §§1031(b)(1), (3)(C)(i), 1033(b)(2)(A), 1035(b), 1036(b), 1037(b)(2), 1038(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1918
, 1919, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1927, added chapter heading and items 491 to 498.