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Welcome
National Security
National security is the capacity of the United States to defend the nation, sustain its essential systems, and preserve constitutional self-government against external and internal threats.
Biggest Threats Facing America
- China:
U.S. defense planning treats China as the main long-term strategic competitor and "pacing challenge," especially because of its growing military power, technology ambitions, and regional pressure in the Indo-Pacific.
- Russia:
Russia remains a major threat through military aggression, cyber operations, disinformation, and broader destabilization efforts.
- Cyberattacks:
A major cyberattack could disrupt power, communications, finance, transportation, or government operations without a conventional invasion. U.S. defense strategy explicitly includes cyber as part of integrated deterrence.
- Nuclear Danger:
Nuclear deterrence remains central because nuclear weapons still pose the most catastrophic military risk.
- Information Warfare:
Disinformation, propaganda, and influence operations can weaken trust, divide the public, and make a country easier to destabilize.
- Supply-chain Weakness:
If America cannot reliably access semiconductors, energy, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, and industrial inputs, it becomes strategically vulnerable.
Our Adversaries Are Collaborating
The 2025 U.S. intelligence threat assessment warns that America now faces a multi-actor threat environment and that growing cooperation among adversaries can increase the risk that conflict with one could pull in others.
We Must
- Keep the grid running.
- Defend our networks.
- Produce what we need.
- Trust our institutions under pressure.
- Withstand simultaneous shocks.
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Our Strong Nation Must
- Defend the homeland.
- Deter major attacks.
- Protect critical infrastructure.
- Maintain a resilient military and industrial base.
- Secure alliances.
- Preserve constitutional self-government under stress.
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A Simple Citizen Scorecard
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Military readiness | Can the U.S. deter aggression?
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Homeland defense | Can America protect its people and territory?
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Cyber resilience | Can critical systems survive major attack?
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Industrial capacity | Can we build what we need in crisis?
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Supply chains | Are we dangerously dependent on rivals?
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Nuclear deterrence | Is strategic deterrence credible?
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Alliance strength | Will allies stand and act together?
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Technology leadership | Are we ahead in AI, cyber, space, and advanced manufacturing?
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Information integrity | Can the country resist disinformation and manipulation?
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Institutional stability | Can democracy function under pressure?
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The Core Lesson
National security in 2026 is not mainly about having the biggest military.
It is about whether the United States can deter enemies, absorb shocks, defend its systems, out-produce rivals, and preserve a free constitutional society under pressure.
Sources
- The 2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community,
- The 2022 National Defense Strategy, and
- The 2024 China Military Power Report.
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What You Can Do
