Climate Change Is The Biggest Terrorist Of All
America's Most Pressing Threat? Climate Change; The Trump administration is ignoring a huge threat to national security and global stability
Retired Admiral James Stavridis, January 11, 2018 (Bloomberg News)
“…[The newest U.S. National Security Strategy misses the mark on] the threats related to climate change and global warming, which were all but ignored…What makes climate change so pernicious is that while the effects will only become catastrophic far down the road, the only opportunity to fix the problem rests in the present…[Waiting to be ‘sure’ condemns us to a highly insecure future if we make the wrong bet…Water scarcity, droughts and resource struggles [have already led to wars and terrorism in] Syria, Sudan, Mali and the broad Arab world…Rising sea levels [are swamping] our ports and coastlines…[S]ome of our most vital military bases -- are at risk of flooding and eventually disappearing…[As Arctic ice inexorably melts, it] will generate geopolitical competition [and tension] between Russia and the five NATO countries that sit on the so-called Arctic Porch…[Economic impacts undermine] our ability to spend on defense…[The need to respond to repeated extreme weather crises] will continue to reduce overall defense readiness…[We must acknowledge the problem, re-take a leadership role, and] address climate change coherently across all agencies and departments…” click here for more
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