Pursuant to Article 30 of the National Defense Act: "The Ministry of National Defense (MND) shall periodically submit the National Defense Report in accordance with national goals, general international situations, militar y situations, defense policy, force buildup, combat readiness preparations, utilization of defense resources and implementation of all-out defense." The MND shall compile a National Defense Report every 2 years in order to describe changes to the current strategic situations and status of implementation of national defense policies.