Those are important elements of what you bring to this. We have seen a lot of value. We have used at the department of Homeland Security some of we have used at the department of Homeland Security, both in my tenure and that of my successors, we have used your studies in the areas of demonstrating economic value of Immigration Reform and how it has a real impact in a positive way on our economy. I know here in california, the armor algorithms have been used for smart randomization of checkpoints. It is an efficient use of resources. In terms of the application of grant funding, we relied upon some of the work done it here in terms of maximizing the value of how grants artistry did so they how grants are distributed so whatare done based on manages risk and not what is politically expedient or looks good to the layperson or where it seems to satisfy some kind of intuition. We know that the efficient use of resources is in fact one of the pillars of Homeland Security security. Back in 20
Want to congratulate you on a terrific 10 Year Anniversary. A lot of great work. At the work is far from over and i know you will continue to be major contributors to the security of this country, to the Economic Health of this country, into the values that all of us hold dear as americans. Thank you very much. [applause] from a recent forum on the changing face of terrorism. A panel of experts looks up threats to the power grid, Nuclear Programs in iran and korea, and Information Available online it can be used by terrorists. [inaudible] [applause] good morning. I want to ask, are there any fo es in here . Errol. Of there you go. I understand you had to be an foe to get in here. The man we are about to meet on be panel today i will brief in terms of explaining who they are. More time for questions. First up we have the Research Director for International Security studies at uc san diego. He earnedchurch his phd in economics at harvard. He has way too many publications to list, but i t
Assertions that human activities Climate Change and you propose that the country weather the impacts such shifts could have on the quality of life . Well, let me make the first point. Headlines not with standing, of the climate is changing, because the climate is always changing and thats her yourable. The issue is not whether the climate is changing, as it always is changing. Is whether there is legislative proposals before us that can do anything about it. What i disagree with is the pass capitalf we tray this will stop this from happening, when half the new emissions is coming from developing countries, and half of that coming from china that follow whatever laws we pass. Im all in favor of advances in cleanergy that makes us and more efficient. But in a way that through a cost benefit analysis is also good for our economy, and i dont think those two things are necessarily incompatible, but it must be part of that analysis. It i agree that we need to spend time and energy on mitigat
Is interesting. Most experiences you run through a fairly narrow spectrum of scenarios. They can involve weapons of mass destruction. Those are pretty well known. Occasionally, you do come across some others. Usually the results of these exercises are classified that would be less technologically challenging, but really would cause just tremendous psychological reactions on the part of the people. It is not so much that they are weapons of mass destruction, but they could set off forces in this country, set off fear and alarm. Are you talking about things like we saw last year with the Boston Marathon bombings . Something as big as 9 11 . It does not have to be as big as a 9 11. One of the worst incidents that hit russia was a terrorist takeover of a school. We have had incidents like that in this country with shooters. You can get deeply emotional events. Beyond the immediate tragedy, it is going to set off a series of reactions. I think the United States is a pretty tough country. I
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