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Pentagon Study: Climate Change Will Destroy US Military
The Pentagon is predicting that a changing climate will leave the US military impotent.
Embattled Empire
The current incumbent in the White House may deny the facts of climate change, but his leading generals do not have that luxury. The highest people within the US military are under no illusions about what is in store for humanity should the Earth continue its current trajectory.
A report from the Pentagon, the heart of the American military establishment, has predicted that the changing climate and global warming could completely destroy the US military’s ability to operate on a global level.
The report, originally released in early 2019, is uncompromising in the language it uses. It predicts a world in which climate change and the various alterations to the natural world it will create — rising sea levels, crop failure and desertification — will leave the US unable to project its power.
The US military is one of the world’s most influential and scientifically-led organisations. Generals need to be realistic about the threats that they will face in the future and there have been repeated warnings about the effect of climate change on Western national security for decades now.
