It should look to the future, not to the past. The Cold War is over yet the new world can be a dangerous and less predictable one. The threat of a long-range missile attack on U.S. soil is growing as a number of nations work to acquire increased capabilities. Some nations have already developed ballistic missile technology that would allow them to deliver weapons of mass destruction at long range, with frightening speed. A number of these nations are spreading these technologies among themselves, as well as to other countries.
More nations have nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
The list of these countries includes some of the world s least responsible states, states for whom terror is a way of life. We need a new strategy to deal with these threats.