Could build for the cost of one of our carriers. Its an interesting statistic, but those missiles are kind of useless without satellite constellations, without isr ground isr status, without an extensive networking system connecting these nodes, without operation centers. There is a certain amount of cost that goes into the delivering of that weapon that gets forgotten about when we do that math. First class hannah nobel. This is a question for dr. Hendricks. You spoke about a submerged arsenal, but if the carriers were to be mixed, what do you propose would replace them, and how would their mission be fulfilled in their absence . So were getting ready to try to field the ohio class replacement. Its coming in with with an estimate of about 6. 6 billion a copy with some estimates up around 7. 2. The original or the four ssgns we have are actually the first four of the original ohio class. Due to treaty limitations, we had to repurpose, so we took them out of service as submarines and we
Partnerships to address a broad range of global challenges, building cyber space capability and confronting uncertainty with agility and innovation. This is a particularly difficult job today as we see a resurgent russia, and rising china, challenging us with Nuclear Capabilities, space and cyber space, as well as countries like north korea and iran, seeking greater roles in these domains, proliferation of technology, and information has increased risks, posed by nonstate actors in many of these areas, as well. In short, Strategic Deterrence may be more challenging today than it has ever been. This is why we at the Atlantic Council have been tackling many of these issues head on, including our work in russia, particularly our transatlantic Security Work as we chart a path for a europe, whole and free. Likewise we have been doing extensive programming on Cyber Security and cyber state craft initiative. Ranging from natos Cyber Mission to the recent cyberattack on sony. Our initiative an
And thats an understandable perspective if youre looking ahead sixth months. This is not the time to drop the strategic agenda. We should be thinking about what will happen when we come out of the cycle. Right now with things like low Interest Rates a light jpgs competitive advantage, this is the critical time to act. There are a lot of suggestions in the book, probably hundreds of them but i pulled ten that are still relevant right now that i think we ought to think about. We had to take care of business at home before we take care abroad. But there are five steps domestically that remain important. The first is investing in infrastructure. This is really the time as were building our economy where were investing in a smarter grid, or a safer grid, but also building out the Energy Transportation system for the country. We have great production and its not close to the command centers. We need a system of pipelines to move product to the southeast move oil east to west. And along with
Cochair of the congressional progressive caucus who has led the fight with low wage workers to raise the standard of living for good paying jobs. Congressman keith ellison. I had a constituent call me the other day and he said you know, keith, ive heard some things about this Transpacific Partnership and im concerned about it, you need to send me a copy of that bill. Of course i cannot do that. Because ive never seen it. If they show you the bill at all they show you one little title of it and then you cant have stats, you cant take notes you cant do anything. This is an invisible process. Each one of us represents somewhere in the neighborhood of 700,000 people. So when were standing in front of you whole communities, several cities. I represent 15 cities, minneapolis being the biggest one. And these people who sent me to congress expect that i will make decisions that are going to help them and theyre going to stop bills that are going to hurt them. And there is no quay in the world