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This report examines the effect that formal joint strategic plans would have on joint doctrine development and illustrates the potential benefits evident in Australian defense planning. The authors explore the relationship between strategic planning and doctrine at the joint level. They enter the debate over the scope and authority of joint doctrine from a joint strategic planning perspective. In their view, the joint doctrine must have roots planted firmly in the strategic concepts and plans developed to carry out the National Military Strategy. The authors warn that without the fertile groundwork of strategic plans, joint doctrine will struggle for viability.