We think of national defense too narrowly. Let’s defend ourselves against the broad range of threats, instead of picking a few and ignoring the others. The 21st century might be unkind to such a foolish people, despite all our wealth and power.
Now the doomsters emerge from the baseboards, predicting that COVID-19 will destroy America. Let’s see why they are wrong and (more important) how to ensure that they will be wrong in the future.
We can’t afford to prevent them all – or to do nothing. Here’s a first step to rational action.
One of America’s great polymaths looks at cyber threats – cutting though the self-interested propaganda of experts.
A near-miss reminds us that asteroids have changed Earth’s history, and will again – unless we stop them.
