3D Security Initiative

We can increase U.S. and global security

We feel the impact of global insecurity when we fill up our cars with gas, when we travel, when we invest in the stock market.

Every week, weapon's manufacturers lobby Congress. Consequently, the U.S. spends over 50% of our Federal Budget on defense. We’re spending more than $60 billion on big weapons while other important security threats get shortchanged.

Security threats like the extremism and desperation that leads to terrorism, global-warming induced weather changes, and health dangers like the Avian Flu receive far less attention. We invest less than 5% of our Federal Budget on programs that prevent these security threats.

Homeland Security programs like Port Security and local crisis response get only 7% of the Federal Budget. It's time to make smarter security choices with our tax dollars.

We need a new vision for U.S. and global security.

Threats like terrorism, environmental crises, and poverty require investments in development and diplomacy to address their root causes.

Members of Congress need to hear from you to ask for investments in effective development and diplomacy programs that address the roots causes of insecurity.

Effective forms of development support local people in their efforts to build the foundations of security in their communities through building schools, health centers, and job opportunities. Diplomacy addresses the root causes of conflicts through negotiations between governments and religious, business, or other civil society leaders at the community level.

We can all get more involved in building the foundations of security right in our own communities and in the choices we make everyday about how we live.

The 3D Security Initiative offers you an opportunity to join others in national, local, and individual actions to build more security.