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U.S. National Security Strategy

U .S . National Security Strategy : From the Cold War and Beyond

The National Security Strategy of the United States has evolved through times in response to new emerging threats that endanger the country 's bs and national interests . This strategy has been shaped by two global events that destabilized peace , economic and political freedom across the globe . Tension ran high during the Cold War (1947-1989 ) when the U .S . and the Soviet Union nearly brought the world into a brink of nuclear war as they struggled for arms supremacy . Both countries built

their military forces and armaments as well as seek allegiance from other nations . Although there was no actual armed engagement between the two superpowers , their rivalry produced conflicts in smaller countries like the Korean War , the Vietnam War , and the Afghan War . The U .S adopted a grand strategy of containment against the Soviet Union , whose leaders were motivated by imperialism , preventing the country from using its power and influence to expand to other territories . The policy succeeded in ending the Cold War during a summit in Malta in 1989 between President George W . Bush , Sr . and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

A year later , communism collapsed in Russia and America remained the lone superpower to this day . However , a new era of threats began to unfold as American interests are again under attack . The events of September 11 , 2001 caught Americans and the entire world by surprise Terrorism just hit the most powerful nation on earth . Embarrassing as it was , the U .S . government reevaluated its National Security Strategy to fight terrorism in a global scale . It has taken a course of action of preventive war by launching pre-emptive strikes against individuals organizations or states planning terrorist activities on America and its allies . The strategy is to disable the terrorists before they could do violence . Drafted in September 2002 , the new approach aims to make the world safer and better by preserving peace and defending the principles of liberty . The U .S . has expanded its military operations overseas to avert any rogue states from invading other countries or produce weapons of mass destruction . The post Cold War strategy sees threat from radicalism and ethnic hatred but no longer driven by communism . America is applying a new grand strategy to preserve the unipolarity of its unprecedented power to prevent any country from emerging as her global rival

National Interests

Identifying vital national interests is fundamental to the formulation of U .S . security strategy and defense programs . These interests serve as guidelines how America would react and use force to specific threats precisely and clearly . America plays an important role in the world However , she continues to face a series of danger at home and abroad Securing her interests is necessary for the survival of the country and its people . Among these interests are to (1 ) prevent , deter , and reduce the threat of nuclear , biological , and chemical weapons attacks on the United States (2 ) prevent the emergence of a hostile...

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