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Published September 17, 2002
This document lays out the Administration's security issues and the strategies for addressing them. The 2002 National Security Strategy revealed a shift in the United States Government's old strategy of deterrence to a pre-emptive strategy towardterrorism and rogue states. Issues include terrorism, regional conflicts, weapons of mass destruction, free trade, the building of partnerships, and plans for national security institutions.
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