1. Thinking about the Unthinkable.
- Author
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HASSETT, KEVIN A.
- Subjects
CATASTROPHICAL, The ,DISASTERS ,NATIONAL security ,HIGH technology ,EARTHQUAKES - Abstract
The article discusses two studies related to the catastrophic scale threatened by possible high-technology attacks as of August 29, 2016. Topics covered include a study on emerging security threats by Brookings Institution scholar Benjamin Wittes, a paper by economists Ian Martin and Robert Pindyck on threats of catastrophic magnitude, and the likelihood of at least one catastrophic earthquake by 2025 according to Martin and Pindyck.
- Published
- 2016