Category Archives: Week 2: Cold War Origins

What I understand what a national security state is, is that the state is a place where nuclear weapons or even normal bombs are tested. Which this also started the secrecy in the United States. Many of the military leaders kept the nuclear bombs a secret from the people so people would fear nuclear weaponsContinue reading “The Culture of Secrecy”

Before the Cold War in the United States, citizens trusted and believed the government was acting in their best interests, an open democracy looking out for its people and the broader world. The “national security state” refers to the government placing the goal of protecting the security of the nation above all else. The explosionContinue reading “National Security and Secrets”

A “national security state” is a state with a government that takes extensive measures to guarantee the safety of its citizens and its interests, which can be both local and global, sometimes even at the cost of the civil liberties of its people. Cultures of Secrecy  are the practices of a national security state thatContinue reading “The Dilemma of National Security and Civil Liberties”

The need for a national security state was on the rise post-WWII. The U.S., left in a state of uncertainty after the war, created a system of covert bureaucracies within the government to gather “intelligence concerning the intentions and capabilities of actual or potential enemies” (Dean 2). However, this alertness of “‘threats to national security’”Continue reading “The Oldest Enemy in Our Backyard”

The “national security state” refers to the concept wherein a government justifies the expansion of its power and control by invoking the need to protect national security from domestic and international threats; whether those threats are genuine or fabricated. These perceived threats are often deliberately created or exaggerated to further particular political objectives, enabling theContinue reading “Trump: The Continuation of a National Security State”

An outcome of the US government’s success in the Second World War was a surge in national pride and trust in the central government. The trust gained by the government was used as a smokescreen to hide the increasingly imperialistic intentions of the American State(Dean). The national security state refers to the justification of excessiveContinue reading “Cultures Of Secrecy In Relation To The National Security State – Then and Now”

The National security state is a government structure where national security is more of a concern than policy making which led to the expansion and growth of military, and law enforcement after World War II. The cold war led to the creation of bureaucracies designed  to provide intelligence concerning the intention of potential enemies andContinue reading “Secretes “

Asma Bachir Bey The National Security State is the act of prioritizing the security of the country from either internal or external threats through advancements in security tools, expanding the army and even imposing exceptional laws. This last one might enforce a culture  of secrecy  which means that the government will not  share all ofContinue reading ” Is the National Security State fully justifiable?”

The “national security state” refers to the bureaus that provide the executive branch with exclusive intelligence about real and potential adversaries and the ability to apprehend those adversaries (Dean, 1). These could include the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Department of Defense (DOD), or Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI). “Cultures of secrecy” refer to the increasingContinue reading “The National Security State and its Effects on Citizens’ Trust”

The culture of secrecy created by America leading up to and during the Cold War developed from a perceived need to conceal as much as possible. With tensions high between America and Russia, the administration in charge deemed it necessary to try to protect American intelligence from the Russians, while simultaneously trying to gain RussianContinue reading “‘There is no Atomic Research in Ba Sing Se’: The Creation of the National Security State”