National Security
A key argument for federal-level AI regulation, positing that AI is critical to the United States' technological and economic supremacy and security.
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Summary
National security encompasses the protection of a sovereign state's citizens, economy, and institutions, extending beyond military defense to include non-military dimensions like counter-terrorism, crime reduction, economic stability, energy security, environmental protection, food security, and cyber-security. Governments employ political, economic, military power, and diplomacy to safeguard national security, and may also work to reduce transnational threats such as climate change, economic inequality, political exclusion, and nuclear proliferation. In a recent development, the US Senate passed the 'BBB (Big Beautiful Bill)', which included the removal of a 10-year AI Regulation Moratorium for states, a move advocated for as crucial for national security and technological supremacy, particularly in relation to AI. This legislation also altered energy policy by eliminating EV tax credits and solar energy subsidies, aiming to encourage private investment in nuclear energy to meet rising electricity demands, which are heavily influenced by AI. The bill also sparked a public dispute between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk regarding government spending and its impact on national debt. Separately, the White House, under President Trump's influence, is increasing pressure on Harvard, threatening funding cuts and legal action, which has led to broader critiques of higher education. The tech market is also experiencing a surge in mergers and acquisitions, with events like Grammarly's acquisition of Superhuman and the anticipated IPO of Figma, though powerful AI models from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic pose an existential threat to existing software business models.
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Extracted Attributes
Risks
Actions of other states, violent non-state actors, narcotic cartels, organized crime, multinational corporations, and natural disasters.
Scope
Extends beyond military defense to include non-military dimensions.
Definition
The security and defense of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, regarded as a duty of government.
Measures/Tools
Political power, economic power, military power, and diplomacy.
Non-Military Dimensions
Security from terrorism, minimization of crime, economic security, energy security, environmental security, food security, and cyber-security.
US Department of Justice Priority
Protecting national security is the Department's top priority.
Impact of BBB (Big Beautiful Bill)
Removal of a 10-year AI Regulation Moratorium for states, elimination of EV Tax Credit and solar energy subsidies, encouragement of private investment in nuclear energy.
Transnational Causes of Insecurity
Climate change, economic inequality, political exclusion, and nuclear proliferation.
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Definition
A collective term encompassing both national defense and foreign relations of the United States.
Economic Goal (Trump Administration)
3-3-3 Economic Goal
Economic Policy (Trump Administration)
Tariffs on countries such as Vietnam.
Timeline
- The US Senate passed the 'BBB (Big Beautiful Bill)' with a tie-breaking vote from JD Vance. This legislation included the removal of a 10-year AI Regulation Moratorium for states, advocated as crucial for national security and technological supremacy, and enacted a major shift in energy policy by eliminating EV Tax Credits and solar energy subsidies to spur private investment in nuclear energy. (Source: Related Document)
Undated (Recent)
- A public dispute ignited between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who criticized the 'BBB (Big Beautiful Bill)'s spending and its contribution to a 'Debt Death Spiral'. (Source: Related Document)
Undated (Recent)
- The White House, influenced by Donald Trump, escalated pressure on Harvard, threatening funding cuts and legal action, which served as a launchpad for a broader critique of higher education's viability. (Source: Related Document)
Undated (Recent)
Wikipedia
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National security, or national defence (national defense in American English), is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government. Originally conceived as protection against military attack, national security is widely understood to include also non-military dimensions, such as the security from terrorism, minimization of crime, economic security, energy security, environmental security, food security, and cyber-security. Similarly, national security risks include, in addition to the actions of other states, action by violent non-state actors, by narcotic cartels, organized crime, by multinational corporations, and also the effects of natural disasters. Governments rely on a range of measures, including political, economic, and military power, as well as diplomacy, to safeguard the security of a state. They may also act to build the conditions of security regionally and internationally by reducing transnational causes of insecurity, such as climate change, economic inequality, political exclusion, and nuclear proliferation.
Web Search Results
- National security - Wikipedia
In practice, national security is associated primarily with managing physical threats and with the military capabilities used for doing so. That is, national security is often understood as the capacity of a nation to mobilise military forces to guarantee its borders and to deter or successfully defend against physical threats including military aggression "Offensive (military)") and attacks by non-state actors, such as terrorism. Most states, such as South Africa and Sweden, configure their [...] According to provision 6 of the National Security Strategy to 2020, national security is "the situation in which the individual, the society and the state enjoy protection from foreign and domestic threats to the degree that ensures constitutional rights and freedoms, decent quality of life for citizens, as well as sovereignty, territorial integrity and stable development of the Russian Federation, the defence and security of the state." ### Singapore [...] The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff defines national security of the United States in the following manner : A collective term encompassing both national defense and foreign relations of the United States. Specifically, the condition provided by: a. a military or defense advantage over any foreign nation or group of nations; b. a favorable foreign relations position; or c. a defense posture capable of successfully resisting hostile or destructive action from within or without, overt or covert.
- Justice Manual | 9-90.000 - National Security | United States ...
Protecting our national security is the Department's top priority. National security encompasses the national defense, foreign intelligence and counterintelligence, international and internal security, and foreign relations. This includes countering terrorism; combating espionage and economic espionage conducted for the benefit of any foreign government, foreign instrumentality, or foreign agent; enforcing export controls and sanctions; and disrupting cyber threats that are perpetrated by [...] 2. Other Matters that Affect the National Security A variety of other Federal statutes may also be used to prevent, disrupt, and prosecute national security threats. Thus, prosecutions pursuant to criminal statutes other than those set forth in 9-90.020(A)(1) may also affect national security (e.g., a case involving wire fraud or hacking by or on behalf of a foreign government in which 18 U.S.C. § 1831 or 18 U.S.C.§ 1030(a)(1) are not specifically included as charges). [...] The enforcement of all criminal laws affecting, involving or relating to the national security, and the responsibility for prosecuting criminal offenses, such as conspiracy, perjury and false statements, arising out of offenses related to national security, is assigned to the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) of the National Security Division. Where a matter affects the national security, regardless of the specific statute(s) implicated, prosecutions shall be instituted and conducted under the
- U.S. National Security Policymaking
Protecting national security is the most important responsibility of governments. It is the foundation for political freedom, economic opportunity, and the rule of law, enabling companies to innovate, create jobs, and support the industrial base. In an increasingly digital world, technology and business are evolving in ways that make national security a truly shared responsibility between government and industry. [...] security. [...] It has never been more important for the U.S. government and global companies to work together, across the full spectrum of public and private technologies, to harness U.S. technological leadership, economic openness, and international engagement in order to strengthen national security.
- [PDF] National Security Strategy | Biden White House
international environment where heightening geopolitical competition, nationalism and populism render this cooperation even more difficult and will require us to think and act in new ways. N A T I O N A L S E C U R I T Y S T R A T E G Y 7 This National Security Strategy lays out our plan to achieve a better future of a free, open, secure, and prosperous world. Our strategy is rooted in our national interests: to protect the security of the American people; to expand economic
- The National Security Strategy of the United States of America
few.We must defeat these threats to our Nation, allies, and friends. This is also a time of opportunity for America. We will work to translate this moment of influence into decades of peace, prosperity, and liberty. The U.S. national security strategy will be based on a distinctly American internationalism that reflects the union of our values and our national interests. The aim of this strategy is to help make the world not just safer but better. Our goals on the path to progress are clear: [...] processes take hold among our friends in Taiwan or in the Republic of Korea, and see elected leaders replace generals in Latin America and Africa, we see examples of how authoritarian systems can evolve, marrying local history and traditions with the principles we all cherish. Embodying lessons from our past and using the opportunity we have today, the national security strategy of the United States must start from these core beliefs and look outward for possibilities to expand liberty. Our [...] Defense. Centered on a new Department of Homeland Security and including a new unified military command and a fundamental reordering of the FBI, our comprehensive plan to secure the homeland encompasses every level of government and the cooperation of the public and the private sector. This strategy will turn adversity into opportunity. For example, emergency management systems will be better able to cope not just with terrorism but with all hazards. Our medical system will be strengthened to
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