Tech firms urged to aid security efforts.

Is USA preparing for a lasting war? (Like in the Haldeman book Forever War.) After the collapse of the Soviets, perhaps the world situation is such that there has to be a Big Bad Thing for the superpowers to stay super.

But if there are only Small Bad Things left in this world - is there a need for superpowers? Anyway, people and nations want to demonize those they fear and hate, so the current preparations are nothing new.