æz ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv, bˈɑːɹnɑːɹd pɹəpˈoʊzd ɐ nˈæʃənəl sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi fˈoʊkəs, wˌɪtʃ mˈɛnt ðæt sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi kʊd bˈɛst biː ɐtʃˈiːvd baɪ fˈoʊkəssɪŋ ˌɔn θɹˈɛts tə ðə nˈeɪʃən, ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ðə stˈeɪt.
As an alternative, Barnard proposed a national security focus, which meant that security could best be achieved by focussing on threats to the nation, rather than the state.