Warnings is the story of the future of national security, threatening
technologies, the U.S. economy, and possibly the fate of civilization.
In Greek mythology Cassandra foresaw calamities, but was cursed by the gods to
be ignored. Modern-day Cassandras clearly predicted the disasters of Katrina,
Fukushima, the Great Recession, the rise of ISIS, and many more. Like the
mythological Cassandra, they were ignored. There are others right now warning of
impending disasters, but how do we know which warnings are likely to be right?
Through riveting explorations in a variety of fields, the authors--both
accomplished CEOs and White House National Security Council veterans--discover a
method to separate the