21st Century Threats

Read the enclosed documents.

Use the Attached and and . Write a 1500-word (minimum) reaction paper on the concepts. Consider for inclusion in your discussion:

– Describe the national security risk and threat assessment process.

– What national security threats have been attributed to climate change?

– What recommendations should be followed to protect the US from climate change?

– What is the water-food-energy nexus and why is it important?

– How will rising sea levels impact defense infrastructure?

– What is an EMP and why is it dangerous?

– What components of infrastructure can be damaged by an EMP and how can they be protected?

– What threat does Ebola and similar pandemic diseases pose?

– What pre-infection (mitigation) measures can be employed?

– What post-infection (response) measures can be employed?

– Given what you’ve learned about risk assessment, which of these modern threats should be given highest priority and why?

http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_disaster_we_re_not_ready

http://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_schneier

http://www.ted.com/talks/guy_philippe_goldstein_how_cyberattacks_threaten_real_world_peace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC3VTgIPoGU

http://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_petranek_counts_down_to_armageddon

http://www.ted.com/talks/james_balog_time_lapse_proof_of_extreme_ice_loss

http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_domas_the_1s_and_0s_behind_cyber_warfare