Strategy command and u. S. Space command testify about Nuclear Deterrents and Space Security before the Senate Armed Services committee. The hearing focused on the need to modernize nuclear and Space Capabilities amid threats that russia and china pose in these areas. This is just over two hours good morning. The Committee Meets today to receive testimony from general anthony cotton, commander of u. S. Strategic command or stratcom. And generals steven whiting, commander of u. S. Spacecom or spacecom. Gentlemen, thank you for your service to the nation and extend our thanks to the men and women who serve with you. As in the past we have asked the commanders the stratcom and spacecom to testify together. Until 2019. Spacecom was a part of Strategic Command. Mr. Reed as spacecom continues as an independent command, its important to identify any gaps or seams that emerged during the transition. On the global stage, russia continues to behave recklessly. Recent press reports state that rus
Welcome to the governors policy roundtable. Executive director of the National Governors association. Thank you, come on, everybody. Thank you, hope you all had a great lunch and we are going to move forward here. Oklahoma governor and North Carolina governor roy cooper. [applause] thank you so much and welcome, we are excited your joining us. Infrastructure is one of the most commonus topics asked about us governors. When will the new bridge be built, when will be pothole be fixed . When will we get highspeed internet . Why is this taking so long to finish . Take your pick, the grid upgrade, solar projects, you name it. Theres no sugarcoating it. The United States is among the slowest stations in the developed world approving Infrastructure Projects particularly when it comes to energy. Permitting reviews for Energy Projects in the u. S. Take six years longer than china, india or other european you nations. Ive had Energy Stakeholders in oklahoma told me it could take up to ten years
The annual meeting in Atlantic City. It covered electric grid, the permitting process and broadband access. This is 45 minutes. Welcome. The governors action accelerate projects here to open the session is executive director of the governors association. Great. Thank you. Come on, everybody. [applause] thank you. Thank you all for being back. Hope you had a great lunch. We will move forward here. A panel led by two of our great governors. North carolina governor roy cooper. A big welcome to them. All right. I think you will open us up. Thank you. Welcome, everybody. Infrastructure is one of the most common topics that we were asked about as governors. When will the new bridge be built, when will the potholes be fixed, when will my Community Get high speed internet, why is this taking so long to finish. Just take your pick. The pipeline,e, grid upgrade, solar projects, you name it. The United States is among the slowest nations approving and completing infrastructure projects. Permittin
December 27, 2023 and the next Fire Commission regular meeting is january 10, 2024. Please insure youre in a quite location for Public Comment. Speak clearly and turn off background sound, television phones, radios. Wait for the item to be called. Press star 3 to be added to the queue. The system will notify you when you are in line. Callers hear silence when waiting for your turn to speak. Operator will unmute you. Yeah may also watch live at www. Sfgovtv. Org. Item 1, roll call. President nakajo, present. Vice president morgan, present. Commissioner feinstein, present. Commissioner fraser, present. Commissioner collins has been excused and chief of department jeanine nicholson, present. President nakajo will now read the land acknowledgment. Thank you madam secretary. The San Francisco we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in acco
It will comes under pain. The report we are putting out today is probably the most complex to date. It represents a new foray for our modeling and simulation effort. I once acknowledge the considerable effort put into the report by the author, who will be here momentarily. Researching, modeling and analyzing this problem, there were about a million in relation runs that we did to make this happen. Next, i want to acknowledge and thank those who made it possible on the sponsorship side. I want to thank those who came out in person. They generously provided some contributions for the Software Side that made it possible to depict visually. I would say very colorfully, it has been a more abstract topic. All of the subject matter experts, most of whom we listen to over the course. I will say a few words at the beginning and then turn it over to summarize. John hale testified about 10 days ago that in this era, active Missile Defenses have become an element. They are no longer niche weapons.