David Titley asks a big question: Could the US military play a role in combating climate change? This talk was presented at an official TED conference. Read our curation guidelines. Learn more about the Penn State Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk and its mission to understand ...
it isn't military muscle, economic power. All of that is necessary, but we still have huge amounts of problems to overcome. Somebody said we are super poor, and we are also super power. We can't really be both
And in that scenario, according to our economists' best estimates, for a net cost of 175 billion -- a quarter of US military spending, one percent of GDP -- you could lift all impoverished Americans above the poverty line. ...
Military leaders have known for millennia that the time to prepare for a challenge is before it hits you, says scientist and retired US Navy officer David Titley. He takes us from the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria to the icy shores of Svalba...
And in that scenario, according to our economists' best estimates, for a net cost of 175 billion -- a quarter of US military spending, one percent of GDP -- you could lift all impoverished Americans above the poverty line. You could actually eradicate poverty. Now, that should be our goa...
Now let me talk about what happens when you enter into the military.现在让我谈谈当你进入军队时会发生什么。 When you join the armed forces,you're going to go through a medical exam,you're going to take a physical fitness test,you're going to take a drug test,you're going to take a...
And then we need to pair those medical people with the military. taking advantage of the military's ability to move fast, do logistics and secure areas. We need to do simulations, germ games, not war games, so that we see where the holes are. The last time a germ game was done in...
line. Andin that scenario, according to our economists' best estimates, for a net cost of 175 billion -- a quarter of US military spending, one percent of GDP -- you could lift allimpoverishedAmericans above the poverty line. You could actually eradicate poverty. Now, that should be our ...
The military gets it. 军队懂得了, They call climate change a threat multiplier that could harm stability and security, 他们把气候改变称为一个威胁倍增器,它们可以威胁稳定和安全, while governments around the world are evaluating how to respond. 正当全世界的政府正在评估如何去回应的时候。 So what ...
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