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'''National security''' refers to the requirement to maintain the survival of the nation-state through the use of economic, military and political power and the exercise of diplomacy. |
'''National security''' refers to the requirement to maintain the survival of the nation-state through the use of economic, military and political power and the exercise of diplomacy. |
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Measures taken to ensure national security include: |
Measures taken to ensure national security include: |
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* using [[intelligence services]] to detect and defeat or avoid [[threat]]s and [[espionage]], and to protect [[classified information]] |
* using [[intelligence services]] to detect and defeat or avoid [[threat]]s and [[espionage]], and to protect [[classified information]] |
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* using [[counterintelligence]] services or secret police to protect the nation from [[internal threat]]s. |
* using [[counterintelligence]] services or secret police to protect the nation from [[internal threat]]s. |
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{{Wikipedia|National security}} |
{{Wikipedia|National security}} |
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[[Category:Security]] |
[[Category:Security]] |
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Revision as of 05:36, 28 November 2010
Definition
National security refers to the requirement to maintain the survival of the nation-state through the use of economic, military and political power and the exercise of diplomacy.
Overview
Measures taken to ensure national security include:
- using diplomacy to rally allies and isolate threats
- maintaining effective armed forces
- implementing civil defense and emergency preparedness measures (including anti-terrorism legislation)
- ensuring the resilience and redundancy of critical infrastructure
- using intelligence services to detect and defeat or avoid threats and espionage, and to protect classified information
- using counterintelligence services or secret police to protect the nation from internal threats.
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