Does that article not sound EXACTLY like so many apocalyptic science-fiction book first chapters? Whenever I hear these news articles I think of the "great filter" theory. Nature is indifferent in the methodology used to balance our planet's ecology.
They need military help.
@OwlInASack The right kind of military help, American.
@OwlInASack Absolutely not!
@OwlInASack
As an American veteran who actively participated in a few of these exercises, I must agree with you.
Having the delivery of supplies of a non-military nature, such as medical and infrastructure supplies, handled by the USAF might be ok. But even that would probably lead to gunfire of some type.
@OwlInASack
I worked for several years supporting the USAF strategic planning group, programming game theory and scenarios. There is no Order Of Battle anywhere in the combined military of the USA that doesn't start with basically "secure the LZ with troops". You'd never see a military medical unit deployed to foreign soil without armed support. And we know what the leads to.