—intends to continue assisting the reinforcement of regional stability by means of participation in processes of reduction and limitation of ordinary armed forces and likewise the development and application of confidence building measures in the military domain;

—considers international peacekeeping to be a viable instrument for the resolution of armed conflicts, stands for strengthening this institution in strict accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, and will continue its participation therein;

—will participate in efforts led by the UN and other international organizations to relieve natural and man-made catastrophes and crisis situations and likewise in the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected countries.

96.In the interests of strategic stability and equitable multilateral interaction on the international stage, during the period of realization of this Strategy Russia will undertake all necessary efforts, with minimum expenditure, to maintain parity with the United States of America in the area of strategic offensive arms, given a situation in which the United States of America is unfolding a global missile defense system and implementing a global “lightning strike” concept using nuclear- and non-nuclear-equipped strategic bombers.

V. ORGANIZATIONAL, LEGAL-NORMATIVE AND INFORMATIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE REALIZATION OF THE GIVEN STRATEGY

97.The state policy of the Russian Federation in the area of national security is the result of the concerted effort of all elements of the system providing national security, with a coordinating role being played by the Security Council of the Russian Federation with respect to the realization of a range of measures of an organizational, legal-normative, and informational nature.

98.The realization of the given strategy is ensured by the consolidation of the energies and resources of state bodies and civil society institutions, directed towards the defense of Russia’s national interests by means of political, organizational, socioeconomic, legal, special, and other measures, developed within the framework of strategic planning in the Russian Federation.

99.Periodic amendments to the given Strategy are realized under the aegis of the Security Council of the Russian Federation — in accordance with the results of the constant monitoring of the realization of the given Strategy and in view of developments that would have a substantial influence on the state of national security.

100.Organizational support for the realization of the given Strategy consists of the improvement of the public administration of the Russian Federation and likewise the development of a system of national security on the basis of improvements to strategic planning mechanisms geared at the stable development of the Russian Federation and at the provision of national security under the direction of the President of the Russian Federation.

101.The system of documents of strategic planning (including the Concept of long-term socioeconomic development of the Russian Federation; the Program of short-term socioeconomic development of the Russian Federation; the strategies (programs) of development of separate economic sectors; the strategies (concepts) of development of the federal regions; the strategies and comprehensive programs of socioeconomic development of subjects of the Russian Federation; interstate programs in which Russia participates; federal (departmental) special programs; state defense contracting; conceptions, doctrines, and foundations (fundamental directions) of state policy with regards to ensuring national security and with regards to the domestic and foreign policy of the state) are formulated by the Government of the Russian Federation and relevant federal organs of executive power, with the participation of state bodies of the subjects of the Russian Federation, on the basis of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws, and other normative legal acts of the Russian Federation.

102.By resolution of the president of the Russian Federation, documents regarding issues of domestic and foreign policy can be brought up for review before the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

103.The development of strategic planning documents is executed in agreement with the order of business [parliamentary procedure] of the government of the Russian Federation, and in accordance with the system of document preparation of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation.

104.State policy relating to the fight against terrorism and drug-related crimes is formulated by the State Antinarcotics Committee and the National Antiterrorism Committee—interdepartmental bodies which ensure coordination between federal organs of executive power and government bodies of the subjects of the Russian Federation in the relevant domains.

105.Comprehensive questions pertaining to national security may be examined at joint sessions of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the State Council of the Russian Federation, and the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, with the participation of other advisory and consultative bodies, created to guarantee the constitutional powers of the president of the Russian Federation.

106.Normative legal measures supporting the realization of the given Strategy are determined on the basis of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal constitutional laws, federal laws, decrees and orders of the president of the Russian Federation, resolutions and acts of the Parliament of the Russian Federation, and likewise normative legal acts of the federal organs of executive power.

107.The informational and informational-analytical support for the realization of the given Strategy is performed under the coordinating aegis of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, by attracting the information resources of relevant state bodies and state scientific institutions, with the use of a system of “distributed Situation Centers” working in coordination with one another.

108.For the development of a system of Situation Centers in the medium term, it will be necessary to overcome technological lag in the most important areas of IT, telecommunications, and interconnectivity, which determine the state of national security; to develop and introduce technologies of information security into systems of government and military administration, systems of management of ecologically dangerous products and critically important sites and likewise to create conditions for the harmonization of the national information infrastructure with global information networks and systems.

109.Threats to information security in the course of realizing the given Strategy are prevented by improving the security of the information and telecommunications systems of critically important infrastructure and high-risk facilities in the Russian Federation; by increasing the level of protection of corporate and individual information systems; and by creating a unified system of information-telecommunication support for the system of national security.

110.The development and realization of a range of efficient and prolonged measures for the prevention of threats to national security in the federal regions are performed by the federal organs of executive power in cooperation with the state bodies of the subjects of the Russian Federation, under the coordinating aegis of the government of the Russian Federation.

111.Monitoring of the realization of the given Strategy is conducted within the framework of the annual report of the secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation to the president of the Russian Federation, regarding the state of national security and measures for its reinforcement.

VI. THE MAIN INDICATORS OF THE STATE OF NATIONAL SECURITY