(DoD) A document approved by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for distributing and applying military power to attain national security strategy and national defense strategy objectives. Also called NMS. See also National Security Strategy; strategy; theater strategy.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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