National Security

Abstract

‘Increase in crime wave affects the public in vast, let it be at a state level or at a national’.  Crime and criminals are not a new concept, the fact of which is shared in our history.  Referring to the past, we today are aware of different types of crimes and techniques used to combat it. This hints us that every generation to date has faced different types of crime and perpetrators.  When this crime becomes a huge threat to the nation and its states, we term it a national threat. National security is a concept of protecting the nation by any form of external threat. Every country has its own strategies to protect and safeguard its nation and its values from any threat either from external activities or internal activities. I would like to explain this concept of national security in the form of antigens and antibodies of our bodies. The external threats are like the antigens, who without permission try to enter into our bodies. As soon as they enter our body recognizes it as a threat and alerts the antibodies. Antibodies, in return, attacks them in the form of a lock and key system and destroys them. Stronger our immunity lesser we need to depend on other sources. Similarly, when there is any threat entering our country our primary defense system becomes active, who is none other than our hero’s; our soldiers. National security is at its best when a country can prepare and organize its military for active service to ensure its all the borders are safe and free from any form of threats. Every nation has its own form of national security some have standing military forces whereas others have tie-ups. 

We often think that threat is always an external concept like terrorism, cyber-attacks (Nigerian frauds, cyber warfare), Hawla attack, etc. on which national security works on but it is not true. The threat can be internal, like political, Maoist, cyber-attacks (DOS), natural crisis, etc. threats are always uninvited guests hence the government has to plan to tackle all possible threats in advance.  Strategies have to plan in such a way that both the issues of external threat and internal threat can be covered. The stronger our strategies are, the stronger the defending systems will be.