Consider the five threats articulated on page 4-5 of the 2022 National Defense Strategy: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Violent Extremist Organizations (terrorists – foreign or domestic)

1. Which of the five would you consider the greatest overall threat to U.S. national security? Why?
2. What are the intelligence challenges (collection or analytical) posed by the threat you have chosen as the greatest overall threat?
3. Is there a difference between the greatest short-term and greatest long-term threat to the United States? Explain why or why not.
4. What threat would you add to this list (in other words, what's your "number 6 threat"?

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