2. Snowden-ish conspiracies by unelected, unaccountable intelligence agencies.
3. Large-scale conflict with China.
4. High-fatality disease: SARS or similar (COVID but more deadly)
Terrorism, foreign or domestic, doesn't even scratch the list of "existential threats." Terrorist acts don't win heats and minds and unless aided by state actors (dirty bombs, etc) are tiny in the numbers game, even for sometime like 9/11.
2. Snowden-ish conspiracies by unelected, unaccountable intelligence agencies.
3. Large-scale conflict with China.
4. High-fatality disease: SARS or similar (COVID but more deadly)
Terrorism, foreign or domestic, doesn't even scratch the list of "existential threats." Terrorist acts don't win heats and minds and unless aided by state actors (dirty bombs, etc) are tiny in the numbers game, even for sometime like 9/11.