According to officials, cyber attacks, terrorism, inter-state conflict, and natural hazards are the main threats to British security. The government emphasized these threats in a new National Security Strategy, ahead of a major military review with expected spending cuts. The government aims to show critics that the armed forces review is policy-driven rather than solely for saving money, as Britain tries to reduce a large budget deficit while maintaining its position as a strong military power in Europe and a reliable ally to the United States. The National Security Strategy report outlines clear priorities, including counter-terrorism, cyber security, international military crises, and disaster response. Insurgencies abroad that could lead to terrorist attacks in the UK were categorized as a lower priority. The document emphasized that threats could come from other states, but it particularly emphasized threats from non-state and unconventional actors. This emphasis is expected to be used as a rationale for reducing purchases of major military equipment. The Ministry of Defense's budget of 36.9 billion pounds ($58.62 billion) is projected to be reduced by less than 10%, which is significantly less than the average reduction of 25% applied to other government departments. However, these cuts are still anticipated to have significant political, industrial, and diplomatic ramifications. The National Security Strategy also identified nuclear proliferation as a growing threat and highlighted that British security could be compromised by the impacts of climate change on food and water supply. (Exchange rate: $1=.6295 Pound)