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 ...
In this bracingly honest talk, international security strategist Thomas Barnett outlines a post-Cold War solution for the foundering U.S. military that is both sensible and breathtaking in its simplicity: Break it in two.
Now, I was at a dinner a number of years ago, and I work extensively with the US military, all the services. And I was at this dinner and this woman said to me -- I think she thought she was a little clever -- she said...
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. ...
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...
we would have talked about the military innovation of the day -- the massive Vauban-style fortifications -- and we could have predicted a period of stability in the world or in Europe. 我们可能会谈大规模沃邦式防御堡垒 这样的军事创新 我们由此预测 世界或欧洲会有一段和平时期 那段时期的情况也确...
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. ...
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...
I have the incredible good fortune to work at a moonshot factory. At X -- formerly called Google X -- you'll find an aerospace engineer working alongside a fashion designer and former military ops commanders brainstorming with laser experts. Theseinventors, engineers and makers are dreaming up...