▁many ▁inter related ▁aspects ▁that ▁en comp ass ▁many ▁levels ▁of ▁society . ▁ ▁Ge opol it ical ▁The ▁perce ived ▁level ▁of ▁threat ▁influ ences ▁what ▁potential ▁for ▁violence ▁or ▁war fare ▁the ▁state ▁must ▁achieve ▁to ▁ass ure ▁itself ▁an ▁acceptable ▁level ▁of ▁security . ▁When ▁the ▁perce ived ▁level ▁of ▁threat ▁is ▁low , ▁as ▁with ▁Canada , ▁a ▁country ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁relatively ▁small ▁military ▁and ▁level ▁of ▁arm ament . ▁However , ▁in ▁Israel , ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁attack ▁from ▁neighbour ing ▁countries ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁and ▁defense ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁profile ▁and ▁are ▁given ▁significant ▁fund ing ▁and ▁personnel . ▁ ▁This ▁threat ▁may ▁involve ▁the : ▁Bal ance ▁of ▁power ▁of ▁neighbor ing ▁states ▁( pre - World ▁War ▁I ▁Europe , ▁for ▁example .) ▁T error ism , ▁ro gue ▁states , ▁weapons ▁of ▁mass ▁destruction ▁and ▁state ▁terror ▁Th re ats ▁to ▁state - inter ests , ▁such ▁as ▁political ▁control ▁of ▁an ▁oil - rich ▁region , ▁or ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁a ▁conflic ting ▁ide ology ▁( e . g ., ▁the ▁U . S .' s ▁use ▁of ▁C IA ▁inter vent ions ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁various ▁commun ist ▁govern ments ) ▁ ▁Political ▁ ▁Mil itar istic ▁ideas ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁within ▁civil ian ▁context s . ▁The ▁War ▁on ▁P over ty ▁declared ▁by ▁President ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁the ▁War ▁on ▁dru gs ▁declared ▁by ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ,