Pentagon and global warming: Can armies clean up the earth?
The Pentagon sees global warming as a destabilizing force, adding fuel to conflict and putting US troops at risk around the world, according to The Quadrennial Defense Review, a major strategy review by the US Department of Defense that was presented to Congress yesterday. The review notes that “climate change, energy security, and economic stability are inextricably linked” and it directs military planners to keep track of the latest climate science, and to factor global warming into their long term strategic planning. “While climate change alone does not cause conflict, it may act as an accelerant of instability or conflict, placing a burden on civilian institutions and militaries around the world”, says the review. http://www.odemagazine.com/blogs/
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