When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans — an avian flu pandemic.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans — an avian flu pandemic." in the context of "New York Times op-ed "Grounding a Pandemic" (6 June 2005) by Barack Obama and Richard Lugar" to mean that wisdom is timeless.