There are existential defense threats for which the nation is not prepared-existential in the sense that they could make the continued functioning of democratic government within U.S. borders nearly impossible.
The vulnerability of the U.S. to the threats could make them attractive options for America's enemies in the future.
The United States has no defense against a sizable attack from Russia or China.
That's why the U.S. maintains a diverse arsenal of nuclear weapons, but spends only a fraction of 1% of its defense budget on active defense of the homeland-mainly to counter a small North Korean attack.
The current U.S. nuclear posture offers few options for dealing with an adversary who is not deterred by threats of retaliation.
Ronald Reagan thought the nuclear status quo was a catastrophe waiting to happen; he is the last president who embraced active defense of the homeland.
Foreign nations are known to be testing the cyber defenses of U.S. electrical utilities, and the grid is intrinsically vulnerable to physical attacks by even small numbers of operatives.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2020/01/31/three-huge-defense-threats-for-which-washington-is-woefully-under-prepared/#2cbd12836090
The vulnerability of the U.S. to the threats could make them attractive options for America's enemies in the future.
The United States has no defense against a sizable attack from Russia or China.
That's why the U.S. maintains a diverse arsenal of nuclear weapons, but spends only a fraction of 1% of its defense budget on active defense of the homeland-mainly to counter a small North Korean attack.
The current U.S. nuclear posture offers few options for dealing with an adversary who is not deterred by threats of retaliation.
Ronald Reagan thought the nuclear status quo was a catastrophe waiting to happen; he is the last president who embraced active defense of the homeland.
Foreign nations are known to be testing the cyber defenses of U.S. electrical utilities, and the grid is intrinsically vulnerable to physical attacks by even small numbers of operatives.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2020/01/31/three-huge-defense-threats-for-which-washington-is-woefully-under-prepared/#2cbd12836090
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