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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #230 National Security’s New Frontlines
Description: In our increasingly complex and interconnected world, wars are fought not only on the battlefield, but within the infrastructure that supports our society. To address these challenges, engineers must adopt a ‘secure by design’ approach that identifies risks from the outset.
Just as cyberattacks extend threats to a new digital domain, so too is climate change reshaping the physical landscape. Militaries must seek to eliminate their own carbon emissions—often the most significant of any government activity—while preparing for climate-driven catastrophe and conflict. The changing environment will bring new operational challenges, but the development of electric vehicles...