Meaning:
1, national defense education is a necessary link to train qualified party and government cadres.
National defense knowledge includes astronomy, geography, internal affairs, diplomacy, natural science, social science, basic science, technical science and applied science. And generally speaking, all countries in the world attach importance to the application of cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements in national defense construction, and concentrate many outstanding talents on national defense construction posts.
2. National defense education plays a great role in promoting economic construction.
On the one hand, national defense construction cannot be carried out without economic construction, and it must be based on economic construction. Without the foundation of economic construction, national defense construction will become passive water, a tree without roots, and it will be difficult to move. On the other hand, economic construction is not guaranteed by the corresponding national defense strength, and the development of economic construction is unsustainable.
3. Strengthening national defense education and establishing national defense concept is a major event related to the prosperity of the country and the rise and fall of the nation.
Throughout the ages, some sovereign countries, far-sighted politicians and military strategists in the world have attached great importance to national defense construction and national defense education for citizens, believing that any idea of ignoring national defense education is tantamount to suicide.
There are roughly four types of contemporary national defense:
1, extended type
In order to safeguard their global interests, big countries pursue hegemonism, invade, subvert and infiltrate other countries.
2. Self-defense
We should rely mainly on our own strength to win extensive international support, prevent foreign enemies from invading and safeguard our own security. The national defense of our field belongs to the type of self-defense, adheres to the national defense policy of peace and independence, never expands, and does not allow other countries to invade an inch of our land.
3. Alliance type
In the form of alliance, unite with other countries to make up for their own strength. It can be divided into expansion and self-defense, and it can also be divided into monistic and pluralistic alliances. The former has a big country as the leader.
4. Neutral type
Small and medium-sized developed experts strictly abide by the peaceful and neutral field defense policy, and formulate the overall defense strategy and defense system with the integration of military and civilian. For example, Switzerland.