Statute · United States Code
10 U.S.C. § 5501 — National missile defense policy
10 U.S.C. § 5501
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-10-22
It is the policy of the United States— (1) to provide for the common defense of the United States and its citizens by deploying and maintaining a next-generation missile defense shield; (2) to deter and defend the United States, citizens of the United States, and critical infrastructure of the United States, against the threat of foreign attack by increasingly complex ballistic, hypersonic glide, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial threats; and (3) to guarantee the viability of an effective nuclear response capability of the United States and to support the continued deterrence of strategic attacks against the homeland of the United States.
Citator
10 U.S.C. § 5501 — National missile defense policy is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
It is the policy of the United States— (1) to provide for the common defense of the United States and its citizens by deploying and maintaining a next-generation missile defense shield; (2) to deter and defend the United States, citizens of the United States, and critical infrastructure of the United States, against the threat of foreign attack by increasingly complex ballistic, hypersonic glide, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial threats; and (3) to guarantee the viability of an effective nuclear response capability of the United States and to support the continued deterrence of strategic attacks against the homeland of the United States.