TED Talks
TED: The US vs. itself — and other top global risks in 2024 | Ian Bremmer
2024 will be a dangerous year for the world, says Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. Forecasting the top geopolitical risks set to play out in the months to come, he untangles what's in store for the war...
Curated Video
Court has no jurisdiction in India nuke case
The United Nations' highest court said it does not have jurisdiction to take on a case brought by the tiny South Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands that seeks to urge India to resume negotiations to eradicate the world's stockpile of...
Curated Video
SKorea defence ministry reacts to NKorea test
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Seoul - 9 September 20161. Chief Director of Strategic Planning Directorate Leem Ho Young entering National Defence Ministry briefing on North Korea's nuclear...
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Indian Def Min i/v, breaks down during speech
1. Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes sitting down at podium
2. Cutaway of delegates
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Fernandes, Indian Defence Minister:
"India has consistently followed the principal of voluntary restraint. We have...
Curated Video
Rasmussen comments on Russia, non proliferation
1. Wide of NATO meeting room
2. Tracking shot of NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen walking into meeting
3. Rasmussen starting meeting
4. Cutaway of people taking their seats
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO...
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Pyongyang reax to country's latest nuclear test
North Koreans on Friday reacted carefully to news of the latest nuclear test, praising their country and leadership without acknowledging the international condemnation that followed it.This is normal in North Korea where public talking...
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China foreign ministry on NKorea, India border
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYBeijing - 26 September, 20161. Wide of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on stage for press briefing 2. Cutaway of reporter 3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin)...
Curated Video
APEC leaders arrive for final talks, group photo, Bush jogging
1. Los Cabos Golf resort
2. US President George W. Bush jogging
3. Los Cabos
4. Mexican President Vicente Fox waiting for leaders
5. Arrival of Australian Prime Minister, John Howard
6. Arrival of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
7....
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Japanese FM Komura meets counterpart, comment on nuclear issue
1. Japanese Foreign Minister, Masahiko Komura, and Indian External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, shaking hands, Indian flag (left) and Japanese flag (right) in background
2. Tilt down from Komura and Mukherjee to handshake
3. Wide...
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Netanyahu welcomes Canada's decision to cut diplomatic relations with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday welcomed Canada's decision to cut diplomatic relations with Iran.
"I call on the entire international community, or at least its responsible members, to follow Canada's determined...
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Indian Defence Minister Fernandes on Indo-Pak crisis
1. Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes sitting down on podium
2. Various of delegates
3. Pan of podium
4. Various of podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes:
"India has consistently followed the...
Curated Video
LEBANON: BEIRUT: FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC VISIT
French/Nat
French President Jacques Chirac urged India and Pakistan on Sunday to renounce further nuclear tests and defuse tensions in the region.
Describing atomic tests by India and Pakistan as a "double danger,"
Chirac also said...
Curated Video
US State Dept and White House briefings on Iran
White House Pool
1. Wide shot of White House Press Secretary Tony Snow entering briefing room
2. Snow at podium as journalist asks question
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary:
"Well, first, I would resist...
Curated Video
US Suspends Contact With Russia on Syria
In a sharp deterioration of relations, the U.S. on Monday suspended diplomatic contacts with Russia over Syria, while Moscow halted cooperation on a joint program for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium.The U.S. move followed a threat...
TED Talks
Richard Ledgett: The NSA responds to Edward Snowden's TED Talk
After a surprise appearance by Edward Snowden at TED2014, Chris Anderson said: "If the NSA wants to respond, please do." And yes, they did. Appearing by video, NSA deputy director Richard Ledgett answers Anderson's questions about the...
SciShow
Why Is It So Hard to Build an ICBM?
To hopefully put your mind more at ease, Hank is here to talk about the work that goes into designing and building ICBMs.
SciShow
Why Don't We Just Nuke Hurricanes?
Hurricanes are just made up of clouds and wind moving in a certain pattern…so could we use a nuclear weapon to disrupt that wind enough to stop them?
TED Talks
Nick Bostrom: How civilization could destroy itself -- and 4 ways we could prevent it
Humanity is on its way to creating a "black ball": a technological breakthrough that could destroy us all, says philosopher Nick Bostrom. In this incisive, surprisingly light-hearted conversation with Head of TED Chris Anderson, Bostrom...
TED Talks
Emma Belcher: 3 questions we should ask about nuclear weapons
There are more than 10,000 nuclear weapons in existence today, each one capable of causing immense destruction. Why don't we talk about this threat as much as some other major issues? In this practical talk, nuclear security expert Emma...
SciShow
SciShow Talk Show: More about Animal Weapons with Doug Emlen & Professor Claw the Emperor Scorpion
Doug Emlen returns to SciShow to talk about the parallels between arms races in animals and arms races in humans. Then Jessi joins the show to show off an animal with it's own set of weapons.
SciShow
5 Ways Humans Have Changed The Earth
We are approaching a whole new era! . . .or at least a new epoch. Michael Aranda explains how humans are leaving their mark on the Geologic Time Scale.
TED Talks
Stewart Brand + Mark Z. Jacobson: Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy?
Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off over the pros and cons. A discussion that'll make you think -- and might...