The greatest country on earth, America is not liked by everyone. Some hate us for our interventionist policies, some for our values, and some just hate us because we stand in their way of global domination and subjugation of the human race. America faces many threats today. Internal or external, minor or existential, these dangers take many forms and come from many areas of the world - including at home. Three of the most pressing ones are the percolation of drugs into our country, Salafist terrorism, and the other superpowers.
One of the greatest threats facing America today is the constant percolation of drugs into our country. The DHS and the CBP (Customs and Border Protection agency) do a fantastic job of protecting us from a large share of illicit trade between the US and other countries, but more needs to be done. More specifically we, as a nation, need to step up and deal with the underlying problem of drug addiction - the emotional instability and peer pressure that lead to drug use in …show more content…
However, this threat is different, and can be contained just as much by skilled diplomacy as by military strength. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping know full well that a nuclear exchange with the United States would mean global extinction of the human race, and as such, nothing left to rule, no one left to oppress. Therefore, standing our ground diplomatically is the greatest thing America can do to contain the two greatest threats to international freedom this century. However, there is also a military element - we need to ensure that there is no way Russia and China can suddenly disable this country’s nuclear deterrent, and as a result, leave the country nearly defenseless. Also, adding EMP shielding to our satellites, so that they cannot be taken out by an EMP, will prevent America from being blinded when it needs those eyes the
One of the greatest threats facing America today is the constant percolation of drugs into our country. The DHS and the CBP (Customs and Border Protection agency) do a fantastic job of protecting us from a large share of illicit trade between the US and other countries, but more needs to be done. More specifically we, as a nation, need to step up and deal with the underlying problem of drug addiction - the emotional instability and peer pressure that lead to drug use in …show more content…
However, this threat is different, and can be contained just as much by skilled diplomacy as by military strength. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping know full well that a nuclear exchange with the United States would mean global extinction of the human race, and as such, nothing left to rule, no one left to oppress. Therefore, standing our ground diplomatically is the greatest thing America can do to contain the two greatest threats to international freedom this century. However, there is also a military element - we need to ensure that there is no way Russia and China can suddenly disable this country’s nuclear deterrent, and as a result, leave the country nearly defenseless. Also, adding EMP shielding to our satellites, so that they cannot be taken out by an EMP, will prevent America from being blinded when it needs those eyes the