Military

The National Defense Strategy
of
The United States of America

March 2005

Table of Contents
FOREWORD		iii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY		iv
I. AMERICA'S SECURITY IN THE 21^st CENTURY		1
	A. AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE WORLD	1
	B. A CHANGING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT	2
II. A DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR THE 21^st CENTURY		6
	A. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES	6
	B. HOW WE ACCOMPLISH OUR OBJECTIVES	7
	C. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES	9
III. DESIRED CAPABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES		12
	A. KEY OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES	12
	B. ATTRIBUTES	16