Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun

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Peter van Uhm is the Netherlands’ chief of defense, but that does not mean he is pro-war. In this talk, he explains how his career is one shaped by a love of peace, not a desire for bloodshed — and why we need armies if we want peace. (Filmed at TEDxAmsterdam.)

General Peter van Uhm is the Chief of the Netherlands Defence staff.

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Maurice is a passionate merger of ideas by bringing connections to new scientific concepts and existing technologies. Currently he works as project coordinator for the Higher Educational sector at SURF on innovations in the Scholarly Communication and Open Science. Besides this he loves to play the trumpet and be around in theaters.

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