Climate change poses undeniable threat to national security

The Hill ^ | 07/30/2015 | USMC Brig. Gen. Stephen Cheney (ret.)

[BlueNgold]

this could seriously be a high school book report on AlGore’s book with a few modern references thrown in...

[Alas Babylon!]

LOL! Good one!

[dila813]

I agree, Climate Change is a significant threat to National Security!

They are redirecting defense funds and resources to climate change research. They are also redesigning weapon systems to be more environmentally friendly.

All of these things are putting us at risk.

[DaxtonBrown]

“Sounds like a high school paper”

Kind of “What I Did On My Summer Vacation”
I read some really cool stuff about global warming, and it was like really scary.

My 11 year old niece was just telling me a story about “some” girl who had a puppy under her bed who licked her hand - until she goes to the bathroom and comes back to find blood all over because it was really a killer under her bed and her poor puppy killed!

The general seems to have the same young girl fear levels as my niece.

[OftheOhio]

Thanks for that. This POS proves he doesn’t have any honor, sitting on a board with John ‘n Kerry, please. The real Marines at PI should have given him a blanket party before he left. I noticed the name of Lyles too after working at Wright Patterson during his command. I have no problem with him. He is involved with at least two base contractors now though, funny how that works.

[ballplayer]

Bullcrap

[cymbeline]

Whatever the threat, it will affect all countries equally so it all cancels out.

[Theo]

“The threats of climate change include ... reduced military capacity, and conditions that can enable worldwide violence and perpetuate terrorism.”

Really? Wow.

Women and children affected most, I guess, right? And puppies.

[jennings2004]

With that list, I am happy to have been stopped at 0-5...what a bunch of riff-raff!

[stylin19a]

While we cannot suggest direct causations between climate change and extreme weather events, there is substantial evidence that indicates strong correlations between the two.

breath-taking.

[Vinnie]

Climate change is a national security threat.

The money we spend chasing that goose is sapped away from the military.

[JimRed]

But for the past 1.5 decades it hasn't.

And 1.5 decades is a small portion of the time records have been kept, and less than the blink of an eye in time overall. Then the validity of the records must be determined, after all the lying that has been exposed (partly by their own e-mail communications).

And now at least one source predicts a "little ice age" due to sunspot activity or lack thereof, I forget which.

[JimRed]

I would think it is possible in as much as having a mini ice age on the states could effect security.

Right- the Chinese and Russian armies could walk right across the frozen straits to Alaska!

[headstamp 2]

Chuck Bagel, that’s all I needed to know.

They’re angling for dollars in one way or another.

[rlmorel]

LOL, I recognize that, but I’ve never agreed with it… :-)

[rlmorel]

Do you realize that in addition to anthropogenic global warming, why, there are studies underway to increase the CO2 emissions of salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar, milk, ice cream? Ice cream, Mandrake? Children's ice cream!...You know when anthropogenic global warming began?...1946. 1946, Mandrake. How does that coincide with your post-war capitalist conspiracy, huh? It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious atmospheric gasses without the knowledge of the individual, and certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core capitalist works. I first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of homosexual love...Yes, a profound sense of fatigue, a feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily I-I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence. I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Homosexual men, er, homosexuals, sense my power, and they seek the life essence. I do not avoid homosexuals, Mandrake...but I do deny them my essence.