§ 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

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 10 > Subtitle A > Part I > Chapter 24 - Nuclear Posture

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  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
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  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
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