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