Across
- 4. Nuclear chemical or biological weapons capable of causing widespread devastation
- 6. Practices and operations used by governments to prevent and dismantle terrorist networks
- 9. Changes in population characteristics like aging or migration that affect national power
- 12. The ability of a state to deploy military or economic assets far beyond its borders
- 14. Explosive devices using nuclear reactions that serve as the ultimate tool of deterrence
- 15. Strategy blending conventional military force with cyberattacks economic warfare and disinformation
- 16. A formal pledge or guarantee by a state to defend an ally during an attack
- 17. Complex long term issues like cyber threats that require strategic planning and adaptation
- 20. The official military organizations of a state authorized to use force for national defense
- 21. A weakness or gap in a security system that can be exploited by an enemy
- 25. Official document outlining a countries core security concerns and plans to protect the state
- 26. A state or group that initiates an unprovoked attack or invasion against another
- 27. Continuous diplomatic and defensive efforts to maintain stability and prevent war
- 28. Financial growth and stability that provides the material foundation for national defense
- 29. Policy decisions and issues concerning only the internal functioning of a nation
- 30. The fundamental legal and political system established by a nations constitution
Down
- 1. The legal right of a state to use force to protect itself from an armed attack
- 2. The deliberate creation and spreading of false information to deceive and destabilize
- 3. Large scale disasters or accidents that threaten public safety and need immediate civil response
- 5. The protection of citizens from daily hazards crime and civic unrest
- 7. International law principle prohibiting nations from violating or changing another states borders
- 8. The overarching requirement to maintain the survival and sovereignty of the state
- 10. Criminal networks operating across borders involved in illegal trafficking and smuggling
- 11. Core priorities like survival and sovereignty that a state will use force to protect
- 13. Institutions and agencies like the police responsible for keeping public order and enforcing laws
- 18. Groups or organizations not affiliated with any government that hold political or military influence
- 19. The physical distance between a states borders and its core political or population centers
- 22. Strategy aimed at discouraging an enemy attack by threatening a painful retaliation
- 23. A military strike launched to neutralize an imminent enemy attack before it happens
- 24. National effort focused primarily on domestic defense internal coordination and fighting terrorism