CHAPTER 24—NUCLEAR POSTURE — Front Matter
| Sec. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Biennial 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
2024—Pub. L. 118-159, div. A, title XVI, § 1624(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2173, substituted “Biennial” for “Annual” in item 492a. Amendment was made pursuant to operation of section 102 of this title.
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.