Northeast of here about 77 kilometers by the capitol in the hindu mountains, a sustained earthquake and at least a minute and people went running in the streets. We are not getting any real reports of any big damage here, some old mud walls have fallen downs and electricity problems in kabul and the phone system is down and very difficult to make a phone call person to person and difficult to get further investigation but a very powerful earthquake felt so far away with the epicenter so far away and one said it was scary and im from california and used to earthquake so it was a very powerful quake. Give us a sense, an idea of what the area is like, jennifer. Reporter well, the hindu mountains is a quake zone, very much a fault line there so pakistan, afghanistan have witnessed quite a number of earthquakes over the years. Luckily its not in a very populated area so we are not getting any reports right now of any heavy casualties but its too soon to say because as i said it certainly wa
Assertive abroad. Thats just what we are doing. Thats something that we are addressing with this Regional Security strategy. Admiral harris, as i indicated in my opening remarks, theres concern about north korea. I recall when we met in singapore, you expressed significant concern. Can you just briefly give us your latest update about north korean activities . I might add, since china shared a border with north korea, are they at all being helpful or do they recognize the threat . Senator, i believe that as i have said before the north korea is the greatest threat that i face in the pacific as Pacific Commander. I think you have a leader in north korea who has Nuclear Weapons and is seeking to deliver them intercontinentally. That causes me great concern. He has 20 to 30,000 artillery pieces within a range of seoul amounting to several hundred thousand rockets that place 28,000 american troops plus their families in a 700,000 american citizens who live on the korean pa sin sue la in da
The case. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you both for testifying today. Admiral, in your testimony you point out that we insist that all Maritime Claims be deraved from naturally formed land features in accordance with International Laws reflected in the law of the Sea Convention. Are we at any kind of a disadvantage because we havent been a signatory to the law of the Sea Convention . Senator, i believe we are at a disadvantage because we dont have the moral high ground that other countries who are cigna tors, including china and russia have. So when china makes these outrageous claims in the South China Sea, and the philippines challenges one of those claims and we support the philippines right to make that claim, at the same time were not a signatory, that looks strange. When russia makes claims in the Arctic Circle and they tell us, you have no standing on which to complain because youre not a signatory to the law of the sea, it puts us at a disadvantage. Thank
American diplomat that i was reading the biography of karl marx, and his he said i wouldnt admit it if i was reading it. However, he later listened to me tell him why. I think the panic is in the minority. I think free speech and education makes the difference. What do you think . Are you in the majority or not . I dont think theyre in the majority. If they are in the majority we would be looking at Something Like germany in 1934. It doesnt take a majority to create a lot of violence and death and destruction and payne. Education up to a point is a factor, but some very highly educated people have expressed very panicked thoughts. Maybe they are availing themselves but i dont think just because one is educated, one doesnt necessarily address personal needs for certitudes. Thank you. Another question . When you talk it reminds me not of politics but medical advertising. Three of five people work this, or you try to talk about an allergy, and most things are not abc. And throw statistics
[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its captption content t and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] welcome to defense news. I am vago muradian. The coast guard has long prided itself on accomplishing missions on a shoestring budgthat cando spirit is under pressure. As the service gets busier and budgets deal to keep pace, stopping drugs and Illegal Immigrants coming from the United States remain priorities. Climatee change is drawn to in some tourism to areas that must be policeded. Cyber is a new maritime threat as well. How this comes as the coast guard struggles with aging ships breaking dn and infrastructure literally crumbling. New cutters and patrol boats are ming online but not fast enough. The service is chronically short of ships and aircraft and needs new mediumsized cutters, the backbone of the offshore force as well as six new icebreakers. Joining us is the coast guards 25th cocommandant who has crafted a new strategy that argues t