SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NUCLEAR DETERRENCE COMMITMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

SEC. 1680. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NUCLEAR DETERRENCE COMMITMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) credible extended deterrence commitments make key contributions to the security of the United States, international stability, and the nonproliferation objectives of the United States; (2) the nuclear forces of the United States, as well as the independent nuclear forces of other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (in this section referred to as “NATO”), continue to play a critical role in the security of the NATO alliance; (3) United States forward-deployed nuclear weapons and dual-capable aircraft in Europe contribute to the assurance of allies of the United States of the commitment of the United States to their security and to the deterrence and defense posture of NATO; and (4) nuclear-certified F-35A aircraft will provide the most advanced nuclear fighter capability in the current and future anti-access area denial environments.