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The 21st century will be a dangerous place if America fails to protect itself and its allies.  

The nation must recommit itself to living the principles that made this nation safe, free, and prosperous. A complacent America, either at home or abroad, is the greatest threat to a peaceful and productive future for the United States and its friends and allies. America must have the means to remain engaged in the world - to act proactively to protect the nation and its citizens from freedom’s enemies. America is a global power with global interests. The armed forces must have the capacity to act anywhere in the world where its vital interests are threatened. To have a military that can do anything less serves to embolden freedom’s enemies. Likewise, safeguarding the homeland sends a powerful message. The fact that Americans can defend themselves against attack and at the same time grow their economy and maintain a free, open society is disheartening to the enemies of freedom.

The only way to secure America is to make a sustained commitment to national security by building robust strategic systems (including comprehensive missile defense, space-based assets, and nuclear modernization), and by deploying forces that can fight conventional conflicts, combat terrorist threats, and secure the nation’s borders. Demanding solutions are required that will simultaneously provide security (including a ballistic missile defense system that deploys decisively into space and employs a multilayered defense system of sea, ground and space-based systems); promote economic growth and competition; protect the liberties of American citizens; and win the war of ideas.

 

  
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