Armies Fight Wildfires. But They Can Do So Much More About Climate Change | Opinion (Newsweek)
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Veterans Advanced Energy Project Co-Director Col. Greg Douquet, U.S. Marine Corps Retired, and Advisory Committee Member Sherri Goodman, Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security and Founder of the CNA Military Advisory Board, write about the important role that the U.S. military is playing in addressing the national security risks and impacts of climate change.
“Because climate change precipitates disaster—both at home and abroad—[the U.S. Department of Defense] recognizes that it poses serious threats to U.S. national security. Indeed, despite national ambivalence, climate change has been widely understood by the military community since 2007 as a ‘threat multiplier,’ meaning it aggravates other security threats, from terrorism to natural disasters.
“As climate change causes ever greater numbers of humanitarian disasters, massive migrations, and unstable political environments abroad, the national security implications for the U.S. are increasingly driving military planning, resource allocation, and military operations.”
Read the whole article in Newsweek here: https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-climate-change-lead-research-development-1484840.
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