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/rategy  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !   
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mod]niz$ ne>ly e aspect ( ! ,p's        
,lib]ation ,army 7,,pla71 ) a focus on  
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employm5t 9 conflict zones44  7#c7 ,9   
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,int]m$iate-,range ,nucle> ,=ces        
,treaty1 :i* elim9at$ gr\nd-laun*$      
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capability betwe5 #ejj & #e1ejj         
kilomet]s & _! associat$ laun*]s1 due to
 ! ,russian ,f$]ation's cont9u+         
violation ( ! treaty4  7#d7 ,! ,unit$   
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lead]s committ$ to comm5ce new trilat]al
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c\nt]-hyp]sonic def5se sy/ems1 &        
electronic w>f>e capabilities1 z well z 
to deep5 coop]ation ''' on def5se       
innovation44  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x  
is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ,unit$   
,/ates conv5tional gr\nd-bas$ !at]-range
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region provide op]ational & /rategy     
utility 9-- 7,a7 availability ( p]si/5t1
 prompt1 & survivable /rike options2    
7,b7 det]r5ce ( enemy attack or         
escalation2  7,c7 imposition (          
op]ational co/s on enemy =ces2  7,d7    
responsive /rikes aga9/ "t-critical     
enemy t>gets2 &  7,e7 de/ruction (      
high-value t>gets to enable o!r jo9t    
=ces2 &  7#b7 an ,indo-,pacific ,missile
 ,/rategy %\ld-- 7,a7 provide coh]5t    
direction to concept & capability       
developm5t1 includ+ procurem5t1         
deploym5t1 & employm5t2  7,b7 di/ribute 
integrat$ capabilities at op]ationally  
relevant ranges2  7,c7 coord9ate &      

diff]5tiate /rike missions among ,unit$ 
,/ates milit>y s]vices & its allies2 &  
7,d7 pursue co-developm5t &             
co-production ( capabilities ) p>tn]s1  
includ+ ?r\gh exi/+ in/itutional        
me*anisms4  7c7 ,/rategy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se %all submit to ! congressional  
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7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! /rategy requir$ by     
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7,a7 ,an assessm5t ( gaps 9 conv5tional 
!at]-range precision /rike capabilities 
9 ! area ( responsibility ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,indo-,pacific ,comm&4  7,b7 ,an 
id5tification ( milit>y requirem5ts =   
conv5tional gr\nd-bas$ !at]-range       
missile sy/ems1 includ+ range1          
propulsion1 payload1 laun* plat=m1      
weapon effects1 & o!r op]ationally      
relevant factors4  7,c7 ,an             

id5tification ( prospective bas+        
locations 9 ! area ( responsibility ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,indo-,pacific ,comm&4    
7,d7 ,a description ( op]ational        
concepts = employm5t1 includ+           
integration ) %ort-range & multi-doma9  
fires1 9 d5ial op]ations 9 ! ,we/]n     
,pacific4  7,e7 ,an id5tification (     
prospective allies & in/itutional       
me*anisms = co-developm5t ( new         
!at]-range conv5tional missiles4  7,f7  
,an assessm5t ( ! co/1 s*$ule1 &        
feasibility ( gr\nd-bas$ !at]-range     
missiles programs1 includ+ any pot5tial 
co/-%>+ /ructure ?r\gh exi/+            
in/itutional me*anisms4  7,g7 ,!        
designation ( a !at] compon5t comm&]    
responsible = !at] missile /rategy4     
7#c7 ,=m ,! /rategy requir$ by p>agraph 
7#a7 may be submitt$ 9 classifi$ =m b   
%all include an unclassifi$ summ>y4  7d7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,gr\nd-,bas$ ,!at]-,range ,missile ,!   
t]m gr\nd-bas$ !at]-range missile means 
a conv5tional mobile gr\nd-laun*$       

balli/ic or cruise missile sy/em ) a    
range betwe5 #ejj & #e1ejj kilomet]s4   
7#b7 ,int]m$iate-range ,) respect to a  
missile sy/em1 ! t]m int]m$iate-range   
means a missile sy/em ) a range betwe5  
#c1jjj & #e1ejj kilomet]s4