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acquisition of weapons of mass destruction, and radioactive, poisonous, toxic, and chemically
and biologically dangerous substances, carrying out nuclear terrorist attacks, and attacking and
disrupting the continuous operation of the Russian Federation's vital IT infrastructure;
-- the activities of radical public associations and groups using nationalist and religious extremist
ideology, foreign and international nongovernmental organizations, and financial and economic
structures, and also individuals, focused on destroying the unity and territorial integrity of the
Russian Federation, destabilizing the domestic political and social situation -- including through
inciting "color revolutions" -- and destroying traditional Russian religious and moral values;
-- the activities of criminal organizations and groups, including transnational ones, connected
with the illegal trade in narcotic and psychotropic substances, weapons, ammunition, explosives,
and the organization of illegal migration and human trafficking;
-- activities connected with the use of information and communication technologies to
disseminate and promote the ideology of fascism, extremism, terrorism, and separatism, and to
endanger the civil peace and political and social stability in society;
-- criminal offenses targeting individuals, property, the state authorities, and public and
economic security;
-- corruption;
-- natural disasters, accidents, and catastrophes, including those connected with global climate
change, the deterioration of the physical condition of infrastructure, and outbreaks of fire.
44. The main areas of focus for ensuring state and public security are strengthening the role of
the state as a guarantor of security of the person and property rights; improving legal regulation
of the prevention of crime (including in the information sphere), corruption, terrorism and
extremism, the distribution of narcotics, and the fight against such phenomena; developing
cooperation between civil society and organs ensuring state security and public order; increasing
citizens' level of trust in the Russian Federation's law enforcement and judicial systems;
increasing the efficacy of protection for the rights and legal interests of Russian citizens abroad;
and extending international cooperation in the area of state and public security.
45. State and public security is to be ensured by increasing the effectiveness of the activities of
the law enforcement agencies and special services, and of state control (oversight) bodies; by
improving the unified state system for preventing crime, first and foremost among minors, and
other breaches of the law (including monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of law
enforcement in practice); and by developing and using special measures intended to decrease the
level of criminality in social relations.
46. Particular attention is being paid to eradicating the causes and conditions giving rise to
corruption, which is an obstacle to the sustained development of the Russian Federation and the
implementation of the strategic national priorities. To this end the National Strategy for
Combatting Corruption and the national plans for combatting corruption are being implemented,
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