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Homeland Defense

The NDS ranks defending the U.S. homeland and Western Hemisphere above other missions.

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Jan 8, 2026
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What state statutes define a governor's authority to activate the National Guard?

State statutes — usually in each state’s constitution or military/government code — authorize governors, as commander-in-chief of their state’s National Guard, to call the Guard into state active duty...

Jan 31, 2026
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What exactly does the Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy say about nuclear deterrence and homeland defense?

The (NDS) elevates to top priority and couples that shift with a renewed emphasis on modernizing to prevent “nuclear blackmail,” while preserving deterrence roles abroad in a more limited fashion . Th...