One result was it gave a pretense for the prime minister to issue the equivalent of an executive order banning 1500 types of rife which were previously legal and giving anyone that owns one a 2 year grace period to dispose of it. This was done without going through the legislative process.

This case is really odd, but the GP is generally correct, even if using slightly incorrect terminology.

States derive part of their legitimacy from offering protection against harm. Anything that appears as a threat of harm, a state derives existential benefit from.

"State security" provides security to the existence of the state.