2. “Existing world order is being redefined.” Henry Kissinger Jan 2015
Strategic & Security Environment
Iran
Russia
ISIL
North Korea
China
“Existing world order is being redefined.” Henry Kissinger Jan 2015 2 2

4. Mission & Priorities Supporting / Supported Combatant Command
Strategic Deterrence
& Assurance
Cyberspace Operations
Analysis & Targeting
Space Operations
Global Strike
Priorities 4
Combating Weapons of
Mass Destruction
Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance
Integrated
Missile Defense
Joint
Electronic Warfare
USSTRATCOM will support our nation’s security throughout the spectrum of conflict, by:
1. Deterring strategic attack against the U.S.; providing assurance to our Allies
2. Providing the nation with a safe, secure, effective & ready nuclear deterrent force
3. Delivering comprehensive warfighting solutions
4. Addressing challenges in space & cyberspace with capability, capacity & resilience
5. Building, sustaining & supporting partnerships
6. Anticipating change & confronting uncertainty with agility & innovation 4
Supporting / Supported Combatant Command

5. Assure Allies & Partners Deterring and Assuring 24/7
21st Century Deterrence
Non-nuclear
Capabilities
Enablers
Traditional
Nuclear
Capabilities
People
Treaties
&
Policies
Whole of Government
Diplomatic
Deter Adversaries
Assure Allies & Partners
Plans
Plans
Economic
Information
Military
Deterring and Assuring 24/7 5

6. Mission & Priorities Supporting / Supported Combatant Command
Strategic Deterrence
& Assurance
Cyberspace Operations
Analysis & Targeting
Space Operations
Global Strike
Priorities 6
Combating Weapons of
Mass Destruction
Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance
Integrated
Missile Defense
Joint
Electronic Warfare
USSTRATCOM will support our nation’s security throughout the spectrum of conflict, by:
1. Deterring strategic attack against the U.S.; providing assurance to our Allies
2. Providing the nation with a safe, secure, effective & ready nuclear deterrent force
3. Delivering comprehensive warfighting solutions
4. Addressing challenges in space & cyberspace with capability, capacity & resilience
5. Building, sustaining & supporting partnerships
6. Anticipating change & confronting uncertainty with agility & innovation 6
Supporting / Supported Combatant Command

7. Spectrum of Conflict with Nuclear Adversary
UNCLASSIFIED
Integrated Tools
Diplomacy
Information
Military
Conventional
Cyber / Space
Nuclear
Economic
Decision Calculus
(specific to a decision)
Large Scale
Nuclear
Costs of Action
Benefits of Action
Benefits of Restraint
Costs of Restraint
Limited Nuclear
Off-ramp
Adversary action
US/Allied action
Decision/Escalation Control Point
Escalation Milestone
Nuclear
Capability Demo
Intensity
Conventional
Conflict
Off-ramp
Conventional Conflict Begins
Rhetoric, R&D, Misinformation
Other Dimensions of Crisis/Conflict
Hybrid Warfare
Off-ramp
Asymmetric Warfare
Off-ramp
Time Line
The “Art of Deterrence” Requires a Whole of Government Approach 7

9. U.S. Implementation Status
New START
Central Limits
United States
Force Structure
(As of March 2015)
Deployed Launchers
700
785
Deployed & Non-Deployed Launchers
800
898
Accountable Warheads
1550
1597
On track to meet New START limits by 5 Feb 2018,
but…
…Future treaties must include Russia’s ~ 2,000 – 4,000*
Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons
* Source: Congressional Research Service

11. Stockpile Status
# Weapons ↓
Stockpile Age ↑
Number of Weapons
Average Stockpile Age
Maintaining High Weapon Reliability More Critical than Ever

13. ENABLED BY DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS
21st Century Deterrence…
ENABLED BY DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS 12