“As for threats to the United States, the NSS [National Security Strategy, written on September 17, 2002] holds that the ‘gravest danger our nation faces lies at the crossroads of radicalism and technology’–specifically, the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by enemies of the United States. ‘Our enemies have openly declared that they are seeking weapons of mass destruction, and evidence indicates that they are doing so with determination. The United States will not allow these efforts to succeed.’ “
– Jeffrey Record, Wanting War, Pages 50-51