“For the United States to recommit itself to the obligation that we undertook in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that many other states undertook, which was to work towards disarmament and the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons, is something that manifestly serves our national security interests.” StatesInterestUnitedUnited StatesSecurityWeaponsNuclearObligationNuclear WeaponsNational SecurityTreatiesDisarmamentEliminationProliferationNuclear DisarmamentNuclear ProliferationProliferation Treaty Author:Susan Rice
“Any military force should be dictated by the vital national security interests of the United States. And if and when we use force, we should use overwhelming force for a clearly stated objective. And then when we're done, we should get the heck out.” IfsShouldStatesDoneUseForceInterestUnitedUnited StatesSecurityMilitaryObjectivesOverwhelmingNational SecurityMilitary ForceIfs AndOverwhelming Force Author:Ted Cruz
“It's a moral imperative, it's an economic imperative, and it is a security imperative. For we've seen how spikes in food prices can plunge millions into poverty, which, in turn, can spark riots that cost lives, and can lead to instability. And this danger will only grow if a surging global population isn't matched by surging food production. So reducing malnutrition and hunger around the world advances international peace and security - and that includes the national security of the United States.” IfsWorldStatesTurnsGrowsUnitedMoralPovertyMillionsUnited StatesEconomicSecurityDangerCostInternationalHungerPopulationProductionsAround The WorldSparksNational SecurityImperativesReducingRiotPlungeInstabilityMatchedMalnutritionInternational PeacePeace And SecurityFood Production Author:Barack Obama
“The United States should.... avoid unilateral export controls and controls on technology widely available in world markets. Unilateral controls penalize U.S. exporters without advancing U.S. national security or foreign policy interests.” WorldShouldStatesInterestUnitedTechnologyUnited StatesSecurityPolicyInternetAvailableForeign PolicyFree SpeechNational SecurityAdvancing Author:William J. Clinton
“The United States has every intention of continuing to do the kind of reconnaissance and surveillance work we have done for decades, well known to everyone, that is essential to protect our national security, and frankly, the security of our friends in various regions of the world. It is part of our collection system.” WorldWellsKindStatesDoneUnitedKnownUnited StatesSecurityProtectEssentialsIntentionVariousDecadesCollectionsRegionsContinuingNational SecurityWell KnownSurveillance Author:Colin Powell
“Islamic terrorists are the greatest security threats to the United States, both domestically and abroad. We need to be vigilant every day. Now, every citizen has to be vigilant because they are vital links in the national security chain.” NeedsStatesUnitedUnited StatesSecurityCitizensThreatTerroristChainsIslamicLinksNational SecurityVigilant Author:Ralph Abraham
“I think we're in a new era where the advancing tide is towards human unity, where people all around the world want to come together. The United States is in a position where it can lead the way towards that and it can do it in practical ways by affirming the power of the United Nations so that the international process makes decisions on international security.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWantHumansStatesTogetherNationsProcessCan DoDecisionUnitedUnited StatesSecurityPositionUnityInternationalPracticalsAround The WorldErasTidesNational SecurityUnited NationsAdvancingAffirmingNew Era Author:Dennis Kucinich
“But perhaps the most important difference between conservatives and liberals can be found in the area of national security. Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers. In the wake of 9/11, conservatives believed it was time to unleash the might and power of the United States military against the Taliban.” ImportantWarStatesMightWantedFoundUnderstandingDifferencesUnitedUnited StatesSawsSecurityMilitaryOffersAreasPreparedTherapyNational SecurityTalibanSavageryIndictmentUnited States Military Author:Karl Rove
“Throughout the twentieth century and into the beginning of the twenty-first, the United States repeatedly used its military power, and that of its clandestine services, to overthrow governments that refused to protect American interests. Each time, it cloaked its intervention in the rhetoric of national security and liberation. In most cases, however, it acted mainly for economic reasons-specifically to establish, promote and defend the right of Americans to do business around the world without interference.” WorldFirstsStatesReasonGovernmentUsedInterestUnitedCasesUnited StatesEconomicCenturySecurityMilitaryProtectTwentiesAround The WorldLiberationRhetoricNational SecurityInterventionTwentieth CenturyInterferenceMilitary PowerClandestine Book:Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Source: Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
“There's no question that the US is engaged in economic spying. If there's information at Siemens that they think would be beneficial to the national interests, not the national security of the United States, they'll go after that information and they'll take it.” IfsThinkingStatesWould BeInterestUnitedUnited StatesEconomicSecurityInformationEngagedNational SecurityBeneficialNational Interests Author:Edward Snowden
“Once you take yourself off the pedestal, saying, "It's bad for you to torture, but for us, this is our national security, so we're gonna do it". You can't live that way and the United States doesn't need to do it, it shouldn't do it, and I think a Democratic administration, whoever the democratic president is, will repudiate that kind of conduct. I think it was an overreaction caused by a lot of different strains of thought in the administration. I think it was clearly wrong and I think that repudiation, which will come from the United States, will be a key in restoring America's legitimacy.” ThinkingWayNeedsKindDifferentStatesAmericaPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSecurityKeysDemocraticAdministrationTortureNational SecurityStrainPedestalLegitimacyRestoringOverreaction Author:Wesley Clark
“We have huge national security issues in this country, and the United States Senate ought to be pushing President [Barack] Obama towards the proper policies that right now are a complete disaster based on his policies.” CountryStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesIssuesSecurityPolicyHugeOughtRight NowDisasterBarackPushingSenateNational SecurityPresident Barack Obama Author:Jeb Bush