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What does it mean?
Bush states that technology reduces the security provided by oceans, making homeland defense urgent.
In plain terms
Technology makes oceans less protective, so homeland defense is now key.
What can you take from it?
Technology changes how we protect our country.

Where it applies

  • national security planning
  • policy shifts
  • strategic reviews

Putting it to work

  • update defense strategies
  • assess tech risks

Questions to consider

  • How does tech change security?
  • What is the best defense?

Another view

This view emphasizes threat over cooperation or diplomacy.

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