Gregg Braden

And because of that, they thought that they should preempt us. And that was when they pushed that button. That's how crazy, how crazy this stuff is. And it didn't work. 1962. during the Cuban Missile Crisis. There was a movie that came out, it was called The Fog of War, and the former Secretary of Defense was a man named Robert McNamara, who has since passed.

And because of that, they thought that they should preempt us. And that was when they pushed that button. That's how crazy, how crazy this stuff is. And it didn't work. 1962. during the Cuban Missile Crisis. There was a movie that came out, it was called The Fog of War, and the former Secretary of Defense was a man named Robert McNamara, who has since passed.

And because of that, they thought that they should preempt us. And that was when they pushed that button. That's how crazy, how crazy this stuff is. And it didn't work. 1962. during the Cuban Missile Crisis. There was a movie that came out, it was called The Fog of War, and the former Secretary of Defense was a man named Robert McNamara, who has since passed.

And he was being interviewed, first time in Cuba since the Missile Crisis, when he was Secretary of Defense. And the interviewer asked Fidel Castro, he was there with Castro, they were having a conversation through the translator. And the interviewer asked Castro, if you had had the nuclear missiles, would you have ever launched against America, knowing that America would destroy your country?

And he was being interviewed, first time in Cuba since the Missile Crisis, when he was Secretary of Defense. And the interviewer asked Fidel Castro, he was there with Castro, they were having a conversation through the translator. And the interviewer asked Castro, if you had had the nuclear missiles, would you have ever launched against America, knowing that America would destroy your country?

And he was being interviewed, first time in Cuba since the Missile Crisis, when he was Secretary of Defense. And the interviewer asked Fidel Castro, he was there with Castro, they were having a conversation through the translator. And the interviewer asked Castro, if you had had the nuclear missiles, would you have ever launched against America, knowing that America would destroy your country?

And he answered. And the translator translated that answer. And McNamara said, this must be a mistranslation. He said, ask him again. And they asked him again and McNamara's face went white and he left the room.

And he answered. And the translator translated that answer. And McNamara said, this must be a mistranslation. He said, ask him again. And they asked him again and McNamara's face went white and he left the room.

And he answered. And the translator translated that answer. And McNamara said, this must be a mistranslation. He said, ask him again. And they asked him again and McNamara's face went white and he left the room.

And he came back because it was the first time during that interview that he learned that Cuba had in fact received the nuclear missiles and that Castro had in fact pushed the button, knowing that his nation would be destroyed. He was so angry after the Bay of Pigs invasion and all the stuff that happened around that. That he was willing to risk that, and the technology failed for some reason.

And he came back because it was the first time during that interview that he learned that Cuba had in fact received the nuclear missiles and that Castro had in fact pushed the button, knowing that his nation would be destroyed. He was so angry after the Bay of Pigs invasion and all the stuff that happened around that. That he was willing to risk that, and the technology failed for some reason.

And he came back because it was the first time during that interview that he learned that Cuba had in fact received the nuclear missiles and that Castro had in fact pushed the button, knowing that his nation would be destroyed. He was so angry after the Bay of Pigs invasion and all the stuff that happened around that. That he was willing to risk that, and the technology failed for some reason.

So these are very frightening times, and it was within that context that I found myself working in this industry. Let me just, I'll just tell you, because it wasn't by choice. I didn't wake up in the morning and say, hey, I want to go.

So these are very frightening times, and it was within that context that I found myself working in this industry. Let me just, I'll just tell you, because it wasn't by choice. I didn't wake up in the morning and say, hey, I want to go.

So these are very frightening times, and it was within that context that I found myself working in this industry. Let me just, I'll just tell you, because it wasn't by choice. I didn't wake up in the morning and say, hey, I want to go.

War time is typically what pushes the technology because we have unlimited funding. and we have unlimited human resources. And they are given the license to push this tech as far as you can push it. It's an engineer's dream. So it was within that context that I found myself in this industry.

War time is typically what pushes the technology because we have unlimited funding. and we have unlimited human resources. And they are given the license to push this tech as far as you can push it. It's an engineer's dream. So it was within that context that I found myself in this industry.

War time is typically what pushes the technology because we have unlimited funding. and we have unlimited human resources. And they are given the license to push this tech as far as you can push it. It's an engineer's dream. So it was within that context that I found myself in this industry.

And I've always believed that if we know where to look and we know how to look, that somewhere in our past, those who have come before us left us the clue To give us the reason to think differently so that we would never have the kinds of wars again that we're having in the 20th century. And I felt like it was worth devoting a lifetime to hopefully gain some insight.

And I've always believed that if we know where to look and we know how to look, that somewhere in our past, those who have come before us left us the clue To give us the reason to think differently so that we would never have the kinds of wars again that we're having in the 20th century. And I felt like it was worth devoting a lifetime to hopefully gain some insight.