NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY comparable to Fortune 500 corporations. Every day they deliver drugs to American communities, fuel gang violence, and engage in cybercrime. The illicit opioid epidemic, fed by drug cartels as well as Chinese fentanyl traffickers, kills tens of thousands of Americans each year. These organizations weaken our allies and partners too, by corrupting and undermining democratic institutions. TCOs are motivated by profit, power, and political influence. They exploit weak governance and enable other national security threats, including terrorist organizations. In addition, some state adversaries use TCOs as instruments of national power, offering them territorial sanctuary where they are free to conduct unattributable cyber intrusions, sabotage, theft, and political subversion. We will use sophisticated investigative tools to disrupt the ability of criminals to use online marketplaces, cryptocurrencies, and other tools for illicit activities. The United States will hold countries accountable for harboring these criminals. COUNTER CYBER CRIMINALS: Keep America Safe in the Cyber Era America’s response to the challenges and opportunities of the cyber era will determine our future prosperity and security. For most of our history, the United States has been able to protect the homeland by controlling its land, air, space, and maritime domains. Today, cyberspace offers state and non-state actors the ability to wage campaigns Priority Actions against American political, economic, and secuIMPROVE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND INTELLIGENCE: rity interests without ever physically crossing We will establish national-level strategic intelliour borders. Cyberattacks offer adversaries lowgence and planning capabilities cost and deniable opportunities to improve the ability of agento seriously damage or disrupt cies to work together to combat critical infrastructure, cripple TCOs at home and abroad. American businesses, weaken America’s response ou r Fe d e r a l n e t work s , a n d D E F E N D CO M M U N ITI E S : We will to the challenges and attack the tools and devices that deny TCOs the ability to harm opportunities of the cyber Americans use every day to comA merica ns. We w ill suppor t municate and conduct business. era will determine public health efforts to halt the our future prosperity growth of illicit drug use in the Critical infrastructure keeps our United States, expand national food fresh, our houses warm, and security. and community-based prevenour trade f lowing, and our cittion efforts, increase access to izens productive and safe. The evidenced-based treatment for vulnerability of U.S. critica l addiction, improve prescripinfrastructure to cyber, phystion drug monitoring, and provide training on ical, and electromagnetic attacks means that substance use disorders for medical personnel. adversaries could disrupt military command and control, banking and financial operations, the electrical grid, and means of communication. U. S. agencies a nd foreig n partners will target TCO leaders and their support infrastructure. We will assist countries, particularly in the Western Hemisphere, to break the power of these organizations and networks. DEFEND IN DEPTH: Federal networks also face threats. These networks allow government agencies to carry out vital functions and provide services to the American peo- 12