Sociology

National security is a sensitive area which is of concern to every nation. Security threat jeopardizes the daily running of activities in a nation. National security encompasses various key areas such as economic, military stability, health and even social issues such as political instability. It is the mandate of a countrys government to protect nations property from external threats. The property of a country may include essential facility such as land. The government should be in a position to respond to external attacks intended to invade a countrys land. National security is an important issue which is achieved by ensuring that the state of a nation is maintained (Tritten, 2003, p.19). The state of a nation can be maintained by the use of political power, economic and the military of a nation. Diplomacy can be employed id dealing with security threats.

National security can be implemented by applying various mechanisms. National security depends on the state of the armed forces. To ensure national security, the government of a nation should ensure that they have effective armed forces. The mandates of the arm forces of a country are normally covered in the constitution of a country. This ensures there are no weaknesses spotted in case of outside threats. External threats might occur when another country has interest in another countrys resources. There have been various cases of invasion due to important resources such as oil, land. The First and the Second World War were based on land and balance of power. This signifies the issues under which the armed forces may be forced to attack another country or region.

National security can be handled by employing diplomacy. Like the saying if diplomacy fails be prepared for war War should be used as the last result to any threat. Talks should be embraced in solving any threat from outside. Diplomacy entails ironing burning issues between involved parties through negotiations, for instance there has been firm stand towards the use of nuclear weapons.  Nuclear test has brought about differing views in the world (Toddd, 2006, p.11). Dialogue should be embraced before indulging to war. War should be avoided at all cost since it has many set backs.

National security can be maintained by having an effective intelligence team. Espionage and external threats can be avoided by the use of intelligence services. This enables in detecting any threats. External threats can be achieved by intruding to classified information. Classified information is information whose access is limited to certain people. The access to classified information is regulated by law. It might be risk when classified information leaks. Enemies take advantage of information which leak. Classified information carries sensitive information which defines the state of a country such military status. Intelligence services help in protecting classified information. Intelligence sets out to ensure that anything done under cover is revealed to the concerned party.

National security can be ensured by involving economic power. Economic power of a country is defined by the countrys state in terms of production. Cooperation can be achieved by use of economic power. The economic power can be declared in terms of a countrys resources, for instance those nations which have oil deposit have economic power based on this vital commodity (Locher, 2008, p.726).

There have been rampant cases of terrorist attacks all over the world. This has raised concern on how to handle the issue of terrorism. National security can be ensured by laying down strategies to tackle any terrorist threats. Terrorist threats can be handled by setting emergency strategies. Civil defense should be implemented as a strategy of fighting terrorist. Many nations have been caught unaware by terrorist attacks. The September 11 attack was accomplished without being detected.

Internal threats may be a threat to national security. There may be gang groups which may jeopardize the security. Internal militia groups may be a threat to a countrys security. These groups get involved in fighting the government of a country. They may also be involved in demanding things which are not covered by law. This raises some conflict which brings threat to a countrys security. Internal threats can be handled by the use of secret police. It can also be addressed by using counterintelligence services. National security has various implications to the international security.

International security encompasses the security in the world. The security in the world depends on the national security of various nations. Nuclear threats have been the major concern as it concerns the international security. There have been nuclear threats from nations which have advanced technology. This has been as a result of the cold war. The cold war triggered many countries to set out to find mechanism of fighting back in case of a threat (Sam, Richard, 2004, p.43). Nuclear threats are a very sensitive issue since its consequences are severe. National security has implications to international security. The counterintelligence within a country may help to identify those behind nuclear technology. This helps detect any nuclear threats.

There have been potential threats by terrorist who are geared towards using nuclear weapons. Some of these threats have gone undetected causing much damage and lose of life. National security detectives have a role to play when it comes to such threats. This can be achieved by identifying all the militia groups all over the world. Most of the militia groups are known in their states. Some of them pose threat to the national security. Identifying these militia groups helps in handling both national and international security. Terrorists groups are found in nations which are reluctant in dealing with security issues. Most of the terrorist groups have nuclear technology. This makes intentional moves towards international security (Aronsen, 1997, p.17) Militia groups are networked all over the world. This may pose threat to the all world.

The American attack on Afghanistan is an example on the threat posed to the international security. America has a negative attitude towards the Islamic world due their involvement in terrorist activities. This has raised much concern in devising policies to curb the terrorist activities all over the world. Policy makers have been fully involved in formulated policies to curb any terrorist attack in the world. The main area of concern in the world is the continuous threats of terrorist in using nuclear explosive. There have been claims of possible attacks involving biological arms and nuclear weapons. This has been evidenced by the large amounts of radioactive substances which been intercepted since the war on terrorists began. Large quantities of uranium have been intercepted while on transit (Trittenm 2003, p.56). This poses threat to the international threat. Most of the nuclear terror is performed by experts. Many have been arrested for having link to terrorist groups.

In conclusion, national security is concerned with maintaining the state of a nation. National security is achieved through various measures. These include effective armed forces, intelligence, counterintelligence, and secret police. The implications of national security to international security are far reaching.