·         The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),  1968 

Department of State 

Strategic Goal Overview 

Protecting the security of all Americans is the Administration’s highest priority. The United States will remain a global superpower that advances a stable and prosperous world built upon strong, sovereign, and resilient nations who respect each other’s independence and work together to uphold international norms. Today, the United States and our allies face many threats, including rogue states seeking to acquire weapons of mass destruction; terrorists seeking to advance hateful ideologies; drug traffickers seeking to profit on weak borders; and cyber criminals seeking to exploit the openness of the Internet. We are committed to sustaining and strengthening America’s longstanding alliances while forging new ones to counter these and other threats. The Department of State and USAID will oppose state and nonstate rivals who seek to sow instability and uproot the security and prosperity of the United States and its allies. A stable and prosperous world depends upon strong, sovereign, and resilient nations who respect each other’s independence and work together to uphold international norms. The gravest threats to U.S. national security are the spread of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. The threat of nuclear war remains a grim reality and must be countered. North Korea’s unlawful nuclear and ballistic missile programs pose a direct threat to the foundations of international peace and security. Iran’s aggressive development and testing of sophisticated ballistic missiles is in defiance of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions. The Department will continue to marshal international efforts to isolate North Korea, Iran, and other states that seek to acquire weapons of mass destruction (WMD) unlawfully. The Department and USAID will advance the overall U.S. strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other transnational terrorist groups that threaten the American homeland. The Department and USAID must address the conditions that enable these threats to persist. Through diplomacy and development, the Department and USAID work to reduce poor governance and weak institutions, lack of economic opportunity, corruption, and persistent human rights abuses, which otherwise contribute to transnational crime, illegal immigration, and the spread of pandemic diseases. We work together with countries to address significant challenges and crises such as natural disasters, water scarcity, and land degradation, which can exacerbate political instability and social unrest. The United States alone cannot solve these problems. We will use American influence and selectively target our resources to address instability in regions vital to U.S. strategic interests. We will press America’s national and regional partners to take greater responsibility for directly addressing the underlying causes of violence, extremism, and fragility in their regions. While nations must chart their own paths, the United States will support those that seek to bolster the rights and democratic aspirations of their people and assist them along their journey to self-reliance, while recognizing that societies that empower women to participate fully in civic and economic life are more prosperous and peaceful. America has long been a force for good in the world and a champion of effective and accountable democratic governance, rule of law, economic freedom, and resilience. American leadership, diplomacy and development are indispensable to prevent and mitigate unforeseen crises and deliver sustainable security and prosperity for the American people and the homeland, and preserve the American way of life.