WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told the U.S. Naval Academy graduating class Friday that once the global war on terrorism is over, they and others in the military will face new threats, possibly including a world with even more danger from nuclear weapons.
"One day the war on terror will end _ not soon, but it will end," he said. "And you will face still more challenging tasks, possibly a world with double the number of nuclear nations, and many of those new nuclear states (will be) terrorist nations."
In a speech at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., Rumsfeld -- himself a former Navy officer -- urged the young men and women to "swim upstream" and challenge old ways of doing business in an uncertain future.
"This much is certain: The future must not simply unfold," he said. "Rather it will need to be shaped by your leadership. The decisions you make, the courage and creativity you bring to your responsibilities will determine America's future."
