Introduction
“Since the dawn of the atomic age, we’ve sought to reduce the risk of war by maintaining a strong deterrent and by seeking genuine arms control. “Deterrence” means simply this: making sure any adversary who thinks about attacking the United States, or our allies, or our vital interests, concludes that the risks to him outweigh any potential gains. Once he understands that, he won’t attack. We maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression.” President Ronald Reagan; http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=41093 (Links to an external site.)
“Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate risk to our national security, and, make no mistake, it will impact how our military defends our country.” President Barak Obama; http://www.azquotes.com/quote/1173836 (Links to an external site.)
“We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones,” Trump said, “and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth.” President Donald Trump http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/20/after-trump-vows-to-end-radical-islamic-terrorism-writer-rips-terrifying-speech-and-pays-for-it/ (Links to an external site.)
Clearly, a president’s executive policies can steer this country in one direction or another in terms of who or what we view as a threat and how we approach that threat.
Required Reading
Go to the following link: http://www.rand.org/topics/national-security.html (Links to an external site.)
Choose and read any two articles pertaining to a national security topic.
Instructions
After reading the two above articles write a minimum of a one page comparison of one or more president’s executive policies to another and at a minimum address the following:
Response Format
