How do we maintain national security?
Table of Contents
- 1 How do we maintain national security?
- 2 What are the threats of national security?
- 3 How do nation states support terrorism within their own country or abroad check all that apply?
- 4 What is the single most strategic threat to the United States national security?
- 5 Why did the United Nations have difficulty in drafting the definition of terrorism?
- 6 Who does the USA Patriot Act apply to?
How do we maintain national security?
Measures taken to ensure national security include:
- Using diplomacy to rally allies and isolate threats.
- Marshalling economic power to facilitate or compel cooperation.
- Maintaining effective armed forces.
- Implementing civil defense and emergency preparedness measures (including anti-terrorism legislation)
What are the threats of national security?
National Security Threat List
- Terrorism. This issue concerns foreign power-sponsored or foreign power-coordinated activities that:
- Espionage.
- Proliferation.
- Economic Espionage.
- Targeting the National Information Infrastructure.
- Targeting the U.S. Government.
- Perception Management.
- Foreign Intelligence Activities.
How do nation states support terrorism within their own country or abroad check all that apply?
The government provides financial assistance. The government provides arms or military assistance. The government provides education and financial assistance. The government provides legal assistance if needed.
How does the US government protect its people?
That is open to question, and different types of governments have certainly created a wide variety of rules. Governments almost certainly originated with the need to protect people from conflicts and to provide law and order.
Does the US protect citizens abroad?
A U.S. citizen traveling abroad retains the protection of the United States. The passport certifies to foreign nations that its holder is entitled to all of the protection afforded by the U.S. government.
What is the single most strategic threat to the United States national security?
Preventing terrorist attacks remains the FBI’s top priority. However, the threat posed by terrorism—both international terrorism (IT) and domestic violent extremism—has evolved significantly since 9/11.
Why did the United Nations have difficulty in drafting the definition of terrorism?
Why did the United Nations have difficulty in drafting a definition of terrorism? The characteristics of terrorism are hard to define. Some military activities have been mislabeled as terrorism. The terrorist label has been indiscriminately applied to many groups.
Who does the USA Patriot Act apply to?
The USA Patriot Act is a U.S. law that granted law enforcement more powers aimed at preventing terrorist attacks. The law also requires the financial industry to report various suspicious customer behaviors as a measure against terrorism-related money laundering.