State strategic documents are produced as a result of specific processes, an intended sequence of activities, designed to achieve a specific result. In order for any document to be created, there must be an entity that will make the decision to create it. An inherent phenomenon related to the formalized, permanent and hierarchical structure of state organs and institutions is also the hierarchical structure of state documents that reflects this state of affairs. The creation of strategic documents is an expression of the ability of the highest management bodies of a given organization to formulate concepts and their readiness to take appropriate actions in areas important for the essence of its operation. Actions of this type, when captured in the scale of general goals, relate to the way of using all resources at the disposal in a large time and spatial horizon. Strategies are an essential tool to achieve the assumed level of the state’s development in all branches of its functioning. The aims adopted in the strategies constitute the basis for launching planning proccesses and determining the possibility achieving them within the assumed time. In a state, strategic action is the domain of the highest authorities or decision-makers authorized to act in a specific area of its activity. In the article, an effort will be made to describe the complex matter of national strategic and planning documents, closely related or directly resulting from the national security strategy. The analyzed documents set the framework and directions for the development of national security, as well as their executive documents. The executive documents include the Political and Strategic Defense Directive of the Republic of Poland and the Defense Response Plan of the Republic of Poland, as well as lower-level plans. Getting acquainted with a short analysis of the discussed documents will allow you to acquire basic knowledge and understanding of the processes related to development, planning and response, as well as illustrate a significant impact on counteracting military and non-military threats.