美国的关键语言教育政策是以国家安全为导向,为提高国家语言能力,实现国家军事、经济、价值观和外交目标而采取的一系列支持关键性外语教育的措施和手段。本文认为,美国关键语言教育政策的安全诉求表现在如下几个方面:语言能力在国防安全上是核心战斗力,在经济安全上是国家竞争力,在价值观上是价值观传播工具,在国际交往中是国际领导力。 The key language education policy in the United States is a series of measures and instruments to support key foreign language education that are guided by national security and are aimed at improving the national language ability and achieving the national military, economic, values ​​and diplomatic goals. This paper argues that the security appeal of the key language education policy in the United States is manifested in the following aspects: Language ability is the core combat effectiveness in national defense security, the national competitiveness in economic security, the value dissemination tool in values, International leadership.