security threat, n.All

A Security threat (n.) must ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠be kept permanently on hand — Russia, Libya, Grenada, whoever is around — so the public funds industry without asking for a say.