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Security
The National Security Strategy aims to ensure the preservation of the primary and permanent essentials of our country: securing the life and welfare of Americans; maintaining America’s integrity with its ideals, structures and land intact; and ensuring the nation’s stability. Security is not merely about states counteracting strategic threats to other countries; it is also about dangers from the broader global setting.
In the 21st generation, the disease is used as a weapon. Much of the history of infectious diseases such as anthrax and bubonic plague is attributed to immense suffering and loss of life. Biological warfare, however, is still ancient.
The use of infectious diseases as a tactic and a threat to defence became an established war technique in the 20th century. In World Wars I and II, anthrax weapons were examined. During the Second World War, Great Britain created millions of anthrax packets to infect population and the food chain in Germany. Former Soviet Union bio-weapons were explored as ancient diseases of anthrax and plague along with smallpox. Soviet scientists see such bacteria as strategic tools that could ultimately kill whole societies. Infectious diseases are a fundamental threat to security in the nation. Seemingly, Infectious disease increases security risks to the military and civic staff as more states or organizations build the potential for chemical weapons or terrorism. For instance, numerous cases of the intentional dissemination of anthrax bacterial spores were recorded after the terrorist attacks in the US on September 11, 2001. These events revealed how easy it is to distribute the biological agents in something as non-descriptive as a text.
Moreover, an infectious disease that acts as a threat from a broader global setting needs countering actions same as transnational criminal organizations. Organized crime across national boundaries, which includes gangs or markets of people operating in more than one country in the preparation and implementation of illicit business enterprises is a transnational organized crime (TOC). These crime organizations routinely use intimidation and corruption to accomplish their objectives. The vulnerability to regional and abroad security poses a critical and increasing danger to transnational organized crime with dire repercussions for public safety, public health, political institutions and global economic stability. Not only are crime networks expanding, but they are increasingly diversifying their activity, contributing to the fusion of once distinct and explosive challenges today.
The irony is that an estimation of this sort is not only deceptive and, therefore, dangerous, but can underestimate the danger. It is confusing since it mixes different kinds of risks and does not explicitly differentiate between transnational criminal entities, e.g. which use currency laundering to manipulate opening the global financial system and terrorism activities to undermine the system. Many transnational corporations are not concerned about ideology, but with profit and would certainly not want to disrupt a structure which they are capable of leveraging and abusing for themselves. A few other groups may have more destructive aims. In a single global question, it is not only conceptually dishonest to treat two many different organizations, but it may also promote a policy response that is too counterproductive as it does not discriminate.
Subsequently, as the policy group continues to resolve the matter, the threat posed by TCOs must be conceptualized most appropriately. The chances for successful intervention against these organizations are marginal without a valid appraisal of the problem. Regrettably, there are sure signs that the review is going in a direction not necessarily justified, which may lead to improper and counterproductive policies.
Seemingly, in a free and democratic country, elections play a critical role and are a pillar of American democracy. There is a vital link between trust in electoral structures and confidence in the fundamental democratic part of the American public. A peaceful and resilient democratic mechanism is a critical national interest and one of the top national security priorities in America. This signifies that just like transnational criminal organizations and infectious diseases, election security plays a significant role in the national security of America. Election security is among the security threats that emanate from the broader global environment. In Russian cyberattacks of 2016, US electoral systems exposed glaring security issues. Hackers carried out the study, and identification against election networks in 50 states; at least one state registration database was broken; municipal electoral boards were attacked, and a voting technology firm hacked machines.
Seemingly, The electronic voting and tabulation systems in most countries are at least ten years old, and many are no longer developed. Election officers complain that they have to go to eBay to locate new parts that pose a safety hazard by themselves. Similarly, old-fashioned registration databases operate on unsupported software, and do not routinely obtain security updates and are more susceptible to the current cyber assault techniques. A cornerstone of American democracy is equal and free elections. The faith of the American people in the importance of their voting depends mainly on their trust in the secure and durable infrastructure, which makes it possible for the nation to hold its elections. Therefore, a safe and resilient democratic mechanism is a critical national interest and a top priority of the CISA.
In conclusion, security does not merely involve countries counteracting strategic threats to other countries, but also threats from the broader global environment. Peace and protection are a central aspect of human life. All communities have a peaceful and stable society because it impacts all economic and social growth factors of a country.
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