New Confederate States of America: National Defense

What every seceding state should do first is prepare a national defense! Bar none! The reason is because that without defense, enemies will defeat us & it is highly if not imminent after secession that the nation the state seceded from will try to reclaim it by levying war. It's important that in the event of an attack, the legislature declares war against the aggressor nation, initiating hostilities. The seceding state should also arm itself with advanced weaponry such as nuclear weapons to protect itself against attack & the sovereign citizens of that state should have the absolute right to keep & bear arms. And note that it does not include the power to harm people aggressively. We want to be a peaceful society that can defend itself from aggression & we also want a population that defends itself individually, & to act as a check on extreme government tyranny, aggressive criminals, & foreign aggressors.
We must remember not to engage in any unprovoked hostilities & warfare against ANY nation for whatever reason it maybe. Engaging in hostilities with other nations is only appropriate if our land is attacked and/or threatened by a foreign power & approved by Congress through a declaration of war.
War is something no sane nation wants to go through but must in the event of an invasion in order to protect our freedoms from deadly enemies abroad.
For I see that a 68.3 sq mile federal district(Washington D.C.) has expanded it's territorial limitations to regulate all human conduct over the objections of the state & local governments as well as the people. It is nothing more than a foreign imperial entity seeking to consolidate even more power as it rejects all checks against it's power.
All law enforcement must be civilian forces & standing armies must have civilian roles in times of peace.