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U.S. Code / Title 10 — Armed Forces / Subtitle A—General Military Law / Part I—Organization and General Military Powers
Title 10Chapter

Chapter 24—Nuclear Posture

Contents

  1. § 491. Nuclear weapons employment strategy of the United States: reports on modification of strategy
  2. § 492. Biennial assessment and report on the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system
  3. § 492a. Biennial report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system
  4. § 492b. Biannual briefing on nuclear weapons and related activities
  5. § 493. Reports to Congress on the modification of the force structure for the strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems of the United States
  6. § 493a. Industrial base monitoring for B–21 and Sentinel programs
  7. § 494. Nuclear force reductions
  8. § 495. Strategic delivery systems
  9. § 496. Consideration of expansion of nuclear forces of other countries
  10. § 497. Notification required for reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of nuclear forces based in Europe
  11. § 497a. Notification required for reduction or consolidation of dual-capable aircraft based in Europe
  12. § 498. Unilateral change in nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States
  13. § 499. Annual assessment of cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control system
  14. § 499a. Collection, storage, and sharing of data relating to nuclear security enterprise and nuclear forces
  15. § 499b. Participation in United States Strategic Command strategic deterrence exercises
  16. § 499c. Portfolio management framework for nuclear forces

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Title 10, U.S. Code
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United States Code, 2024 Edition
Current through
01/06/2025

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